NSW: Man killed by garbage truck may have been lying on road

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2009
NSW: Man killed by garbage truck may have been lying on road

SYDNEY, April 10 AAP - A man has been killed after being hit by a garbage truck in
Sydney's eastern suburbs, with police investigating reports he was lying on the road at
the time.

The man died around 5.35am (AEST) on Friday at the intersection of Wansey Rd and High
St in Randwick, police said.

They were investigating reports he had been lying on the road when hit by the truck.

"We are still trying to get more details on what happened," a police spokesman said.

"There is a report that the pedestrian was lying on the road and has been struck by
a garbage truck."

The man is the second pedestrian to be killed in NSW in less than 24 hours, after a
woman was hit by a car while crossing a Newcastle road on Friday night.

The woman, 52, was hit by a Nissan Bluebird sedan on Glebe Road at the Junction at
8.25pm (AEST) on Thursday, and died at the scene.

Police arrested the 26-year-old driver, and took him to nearby John Hunter Hospital
for mandatory blood and urine testing.

He was later released, pending further investigations.

Three people have so far been killed on NSW roads over the Easter holiday weekend,
shattering hopes the state would repeat last year's road toll of zero.

Early on Thursday morning a 16-year-old boy died after a Toyota Corolla driven by a
friend crashed into a tree at Revesby, in southwest Sydney.

The 15-year-old driver of the stolen car allegedly fled the crash that killed his mate,
and was subsequently charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving
occasioning death, car theft and driving without a licence.

NSW Police launched its Operation Tortoise road safety blitz on Thursday, with double
demerit points in force until 11.59pm (AEST) on Monday.

As part of Operation Tortoise, police stripped a learner motorbike rider of his licence
after he was caught doing a wheelie in a Sydney school zone on Thursday morning.

At 9.15am (AEST) the 18-year-old was spotted by police riding at 83km/h, or twice the
legal limit, in a school zone on Old Canterbury Rd in Summer Hill.

Police say he accelerated "harshly" while riding past the school, then performed the wheelie.

The teenager has been fined almost $1,000, and with double demerit points for the offence,
lost his licence.



(EDS: AAP's Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 9 to 2359 April
13. Some states and territories may have different periods.)

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