A man has died after becoming trapped underneath an excavator when the vehicle tipped while driving along train tracks in northern Tasmania.
The Victorian man was crushed by the vehicle on Evandale Road at around 10:45AM on Wednesday morning.
A second person was also injured during the incident and was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Senior Sergeant Mike Gillies said the man who was hired as a sub-contractor from Victoria, was working on TasRail when his vehicle tipped over while driving on the train tracks.
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