Sydney Airport: 40-year-old worker dies after being crushed by heavy machinery

Kimberley Braddish
The Nightly

A man in his 40s has died after being crushed by heavy machinery while working at Sydney Airport.
A man in his 40s has died after being crushed by heavy machinery while working at Sydney Airport. Credit: AAP

A worker in his 40s has tragically died after being crushed by heavy machinery while working at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport in Mascot.

First responders, including a specialist medical team from NSW Ambulance, rushed to the scene around 10.30am but were unable to revive the man.

“Emergency services responded to reports that a freight handler at Sydney Airport had been struck by a vehicle at the freight handling terminal,” a police spokesperson said.

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“Officers from South Sydney Police Area Command established a crime scene that was examined by specialist police.”

Police say the incident is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.

Paramedics also attended to several witnesses, including the machinery operator, who were left visibly traumatised by the incident.

More to come.

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