Police are investigating a traffic accident in Ta Kwu Ling in which a 74-year-old man died after being hit by a truck.

At about 6pm today, a 50-year-old man was driving the truck along Man Kam To Road towards the border control point. It reportedly hit the 74-year-old man near a pedestrian crossing near Sha Leng Tsuen.

He was taken to North District Hospital and was certified dead at 6.28pm.