Young man dies after being trapped under heavy machinery in regional Queensland

The man was treated at the scene but died a short time later. 

Alexandra Feiam
NewsWire
A man has died after being crushed by heavy machinery in regional Queensland.
A man has died after being crushed by heavy machinery in regional Queensland. Credit: News Corp Australia

A young man has died after becoming trapped under heavy machinery in outback Queensland.

Emergency services were called to a workplace on Richmond Woolgar Rd in Burleigh, about 500km west of Townsville, about 12pm Friday after reports a man had been seriously injured.

Paramedics and police arrived to find the man had sustained life-threatening injuries after he became trapped under heavy machinery.

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The man was treated at the scene but died a short time later.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland have been notified about the incident and have launched an investigation with assistance of Queensland Police.

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