Overview
- Emergency services were called at about 11:50pm to the construction zone at Tarro, near Newcastle.
- Police say the worker was behind a parked truck when a material transfer vehicle moving toward the truck struck him.
- The man, aged 45, died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
- The vehicle's driver was taken to Maitland Hospital for mandatory testing.
- A crime scene has been established, a coroner's report will be prepared, and the works are part of the M1 extension project.