Man, 61, dies in hospital after collapsing on board Hong Kong train - South China Morning Post

Theodora YuPublished: 2:10pm, 10 Sep 2026Updated: 2:32pm, 10 Sep 2026A 61-year-old man died in hospital on Thursday after collapsing on board a Hong Kong train earlier in the morning.

Police said they received a report at 7.39am from passengers who found the man collapsed on a Central-bound train as it arrived at Cheung Sha Wan station. The incident temporarily disrupted MTR services along the Tsuen Wan line.

The force added that firefighters and paramedics had arrived and found the man unconscious.

He was rushed to Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po and later died at 8.47am.

The MTR Corporation said that rail services along the line were affected between 7.35am and 8.40am as a result of the incident.

“Train service on the Tsuen Wan line was disrupted on September 10 because of a passenger on a train requiring urgent medical help at Cheung Sha Wan station,” the rail operator said.