A 59-year-old Singleton man has died after being crushed in an accident at a Hunter Valley Coal mine.
Police say at 2.20 this morning the man, who was working as a contractor for Xstrata, was driving his truck and trailer into a coal loader at Ravensworth, when the coal loader’s chute activated and dumped a large amount of coal onto his vehicle.
Forensic Officers were at the scene this morning, and will prepare a report for the coroner.
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