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Truck Collision at Mine Kills One Worker, Injures Another
Operations were suspended as investigators examined the crash, with one worker dead and another seriously injured after a giant mining truck struck their vehicle.
- A worker died and another was seriously injured after a truck struck their vehicle at the BMA-owned Peak Downs coal mine in Central Queensland early Friday.
- The open-pit mine, located 31 kilometres south-east of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin, operates as a 50:50 joint venture between BHP and Mitsubishi Development.
- Investigators were deployed to the site alongside the Forensic Crash Unit, while the injured man was transported to Moranbah Hospital in stable condition.
- BMA suspended operations at the site while support services respond. Natural Resources Minister Dale Last said, "Everyone deserves to go to work and come home safely."
- Safety Queensland Chief Executive Claire Cooper confirmed inspectors are establishing the full circumstances, stating, "Our thoughts are with the worker's family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
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Man dies, another caught by legs after truck crashes into vehicle at mine
Emergency services were called to the Peak Downs coking coal mine just after 5am on Friday.
·North Sydney, Australia
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