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One dead, one seriously injured at Leitchville

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- 7 Dec 2017 ( #850 ) - Echuca, Vic, Australia

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Fatal accident - PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK

One man has died and another has sustained life-threatening injuries in a workplace incident at Leitchville, near Echuca.

It is believed the men were loading heavy equipment into a shipping container at a decommissioned milk processing plant when the incident occurred on Wednesday.

WorkSafe investigators were called to the scene. No further details are available.

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