Wednesday 31 July 2019

Worker Trapped Under Dump Truck At Port Stephens

BY IAN CROUCH

The Port Stephens SES Unit has been called to rescue a person trapped under dump truck.

Emergency services were called to the Resource Recovery Centre on New Line Road, Raymond Terrace at about 4.00pm on Tuesday.

It's understood a worker was doing maintenance on a 6 wheel Moxy dump truck when he became trapped under one of the wheels.

The SES crew used heavy lifting equipment to free the person who was trapped for about 45 minutes before being taken to hospital with unspecified injuries.



The incident scene Picture: Port Stephens SES