Fatal industrial incident, Mirani
A 62-year-old woman has died after being struck by a cane train in Mackay’s Pioneer Valley this morning.
Initial information indicates around 10.45am the woman was undertaking work on MacGregor Creek Road as a locomotive assistant at the end of the train when she was crushed between two cane bins and pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Forensic Crash Unit and Workplace Health and Safety are investigating.
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Source: Mackay Crime Alert
