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Edinburgh
Bin truck driver crushed to death by his own vehicle in Scotland
The truck was left dangling off the edge of a pier.
A MAN HAS died in Scotland after he was crushed against a wall while attempting to stop his bin truck from rolling out of a car park.
The incident took place at South Queensferry in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident.
The Scotsman reports that the 58-year-old was rushed to hospital but later died from his injuries.
Sergeant Brian Smith from Police Scotland described the incident as a “tragic accident”.
He said the man was attempting to stop the lorry as it rolled out of a car park, but was crushed against a wall.
The vehicle continued to hit a Jaguar car and a bench before it stopped, hanging over the edge of a pier.
Smith added that it was fortunate that no one else was injured.
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