Authorities are investigating after a man had his leg partially severed while unloading a truck at a New South Wales coal terminal. Paramedics were called to the Port Kembla Coal Terminal near Wollongong following reports the man in his 40s had been run over by a semi-trailer while unloading coal early on Thursday morning. Key […]
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A truck driver has died just days after his lower leg was partially amputated in a workplace incident at Port Kembla Coal Terminal. Mark Roberts is being remembered as a “fun-loving” and passionate rugby league fan. The father-of-two, who lived in Orange but worked in the Illawarra, was dumping a load of coal into the
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A Sydney magistrate has slammed the “disgraceful waste problem of affluent Sydney” after a frail homeless man was run over and killed by a garbage truck driver who mistook him for a discarded blanket. Key points: Garbage truck driver Ian Juurik was cleared of all charges over the death of homeless man Matthew Hayne Mr
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A MAN has died after being hit by a truck near Brunswick Heads this morning. According to NSW Police, a man walked onto the M1 (Pacific Highway) near the Brunswick Heads interchange about 6am. He was hit by an oncoming truck. The man, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene. The truck
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The man’s death brings the number of lives lost on Victoria’s roads this year to 106, up from 64 at the same time last year. 2.10pm Bendigo Senior Sergeant Ian Brooks said the truck appeared to have lost control on a bend while travelling south on the Calder Alternative Highway towards the freeway, but it
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A TRUCK driver who allegedly swerved along busy highways during the Easter weekend was almost 11 times over the legal limit when he was caught by members of the public. The Kenworth B-double was allegedly travelling north along the M5 and the M7 just after midday on Easter Sunday when he took an exit and
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The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has warned operators of the importance of due diligence for all parties along the heavy vehicle supply chain following the successful prosecution of a national company for overloading. The company was prosecuted for overloading a gravel truck 120 per cent above the statutory limit. The loader manager and truck
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A truck driver has been ordered off the road after he was stopped and tested, revealing that he was under the influence of methamphetamine. The man was driving a heavy vehicle at the time. Police intercepted the driver and issued a roadside drug test. He tested positive and further tests revealed methamphetamine was present. The
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A fatal road crash on July 26 on the Pacific Highway at Nabiac has prompted a 5 day long compliance operation by state police during which officers inspected more than 150 heavy vehicles. A fatal collision for which police are now preparing a report to the Coroner, led to the compliance operation. The collision led
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A retail company has been fined $150,000 without conviction following an incident at the company’s premises. The incident involved a truck driver, whose foot was crushed when he was run over, twice, by a mobile shipping container transporter. The incident occurred when the driver walked along a marked pedestrian area. The man was returning to
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A TRUCK driver will appear in court on prohibited drug charges after other road users contacted police when they saw him swerving across the road. Police said motorists called Triple Zero on Friday, May 24 at about 6.30pm after seeing the semi-trailer, which was travelling on the Pacific Highway at Urunga, swerving across both lanes
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Two trucks recently collided on the South Eastern Freeway near Monarto, claiming the life of one of the truck drivers. Having been described as a loving father with a big heart, the 56 year old driver died on the scene after his vehicle collided into the back of another in South Australia’s Murraylands. He had
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