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Air Freight Worker Killed After Being Crushed by Vehicle at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport

Investigators have opened inquiries that do not treat the incident as suspicious.

Overview

  • NSW Police said the worker, believed to be in his 40s, was struck by a vehicle about 10:30am at the airport’s international freight handling terminal.
  • Specialist paramedics attended but could not revive him, and he was declared dead at the scene.
  • Police established a crime scene that specialist officers examined, and they are not treating the incident as suspicious.
  • SafeWork NSW was notified, with inspectors responding and making inquiries alongside airport and airline representatives.
  • Qantas confirmed the incident occurred at its international freight terminal, and Sydney Airport said passenger operations were unaffected.