Military Road, Matraville: Sydney worker killed after fatal forklift accident on job site

Madeline Cove
The Nightly
A Sydney man has died after being hit with a forklift on a work site.
A Sydney man has died after being hit with a forklift on a work site. Credit: AAP

A man has died following a workplace accident at a warehouse in Sydney’s east early Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to Military Road, Matraville, about 5.30am after reports a worker had been seriously injured.

Police from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command were told the 57-year-old man had been struck by a forklift.

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NSW Ambulance paramedics attempted to treat him, but he tragically died at the scene.

A crime scene has been established and investigations are underway into the circumstances surrounding the incident. SafeWork NSW has been notified and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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