Sydney construction worker injured

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- 21 Mar 2019 ( #915 ) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
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The driver on his way to hospital. PHOTO: CHANNEL 9
The driver on his way to hospital. PHOTO: CHANNEL 9
A man was rushed to hospital after he was run over by a forklift on Sydney's north shore.

The forklift driver was injured when his vehicle rolled over him on a construction site in Crows Nest.

A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman identified the driver as a man aged in his mid-30s, saying he was treated for arm and chest pain, and possibly a punctured lung.

The cause of the accident is not yet known.
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