Members of a mainland Chinese tour group visiting Hong Kong fell down an escalator “like dominoes” in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with one man sent to hospital.
The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road.
A video of the incident circulating online showed several people sprawled on a halted escalator near the L6 exit of the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station outside The Salisbury YMCA building.
One elderly woman who fell down was trying to lift herself up, while a younger man was seen assisting an elderly man who had fallen face down. Others were seen trying to get back up to the top of the escalator.
The elderly man, whose shins were…
