Justicia · Muerte en el trabajo en Coffs HarbourMuere un trabajador de Coffs Harbour cinco días después de que una ute lo atropellara en una estación de servicioEscrito 26 de octubre de 2026 a las 22:48 UTCVerTranscripción0:07A service station worker has died after a Ute struck and dragged him beneath it.0:11The thirty-six-year old was checking underground fuel, tank levels at work.0:15Police and workplace safety investigators are now examining a fatal collision.0:19How the Ute came to hit him is still under investigation.0:22The worker was crouching near the north, western side of the United Forecourt on0:25Harbour Drive in Coffs Harbor.0:27Police say he was checking the underground tanks when he was hit.0:30The station is on the New South Wales North Coast.0:32The Ute struck him on October twenty.0:34He died at John Hunter Hospital on October twenty-five.0:37Five days later, police confirmed his death on October twenty-six.0:40While the investigation into the collision continued, emergency services were called0:44at about seven that evening after the worker became trapped beneath the vehicle.0:48The Ute was a black Mazda duel cab.0:51Members of the public gave him first aid while he was still underneath it.0:54Police attended alongside NSW Ambulance, Fire and Rescue NSW, and the State0:59Emergency Service.1:00Crews worked for about half an hour to free him.1:02Rescuers struggled to reach the trapped worker.1:04Ambulance acting inspector Taylor Chapman described the problem.1:07She said, It was incredibly difficult initially.1:09With the access to the patient being restricted, paramedics treated him before he1:13was taken to hospital.1:15He reached Coffs Harbor Base Hospital in a critical condition.1:18He was then flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for further treatment.1:22He remained in hospital until his death on Sunday, October20,5 .1:26Police charged the alleged driver, Jessica May Breen, who is forty four.1:30She underwent mandatory testing before officers took her to Coffs Harbor Police1:33Station.1:34The charges had been laid by the morning of October20, one, before the worker died.1:38Breen faces negligent driving, occasioning grievous bodily harm, and a bail breach1:43allegation relating to separate offenses.1:45Those allegations await court proceedings.1:47No additional charges had been laid as of October twenty-six after the worker's1:51death.1:52The bail breach allegation concerns those separate offenses.1:55It doesn't describe how the collision happened.1:57Breen was granted bail on Wednesday, October twenty one.2:00She had initially been refused bail pending a court appearance that day.2:04Her next scheduled appearance is at Coffs Harbor Local Court on Wednesday, October2:07twenty eight.2:08Police initially found no indication that the worker had been targeted.2:11Acting inspector Amanda Crouch said the woman had gone to the station to collect2:15fuel and was leaving the forecourt when the collision happened.2:18Crouch said there had been no previous interaction between the driver and the2:21worker.2:22They are not known to each other, she said.2:23She gave that preliminary assessment on October21 , while investigators were still2:28examining the circumstances.2:30The crash investigation unit and SafeWork are investigating the fatal injury.2:34Their inquiries cover the vehicle collision and the safety of a worker carrying out2:37a service station task.2:39Police haven't yet explained precisely how the Ute came to hit him.2:43Police will also prepare a report for the coroner.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDexEl vídeo breve ↗
