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Man, 78, Dies After Reversing Truck Incident at Canberra's Mugga Lane Tip

Police classify the tip-site death as a road fatality due to the facility's public access.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded to the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre about 2:45pm on Oct. 1 after a reversing light truck struck the man.
  • Police say the contact caused him to trip over a small wall and fall into the waste pit, resulting in non-survivable brain injuries.
  • Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken to hospital, where he died on Friday, Oct. 10.
  • The death takes the ACT's 2025 road toll to six, according to ACT Policing.
  • Investigators report no indication of drugs or alcohol, the driver is assisting police, and the Major Collision Team is preparing a coroner's report while seeking witnesses via Crime Stoppers.