1 dead, 1 critical after workplace incident at Sydney construction site-Xinhua

1 dead, 1 critical after workplace incident at Sydney construction site

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-08-05 17:08:17

SYDNEY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A man has died and another has been hospitalized in a critical condition following a workplace incident in northwest Sydney.

Emergency services were called to the incident at a construction site in Carlingford, 18 km northwest of central Sydney, around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrived to find two men with critical injuries.

Local media reported that a concrete pump had fallen on the two men.

Ambulance paramedics arrived and treated both men, aged 40 and 30, before transporting them to hospital.

The 40-year-old died from his injuries in hospital, a police statement said, while the 30-year-old remained in a critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon.

The operator of the construction site, apartment developer Meriton, said in a statement that it was coordinating fully with the relevant authorities.