Worker crushed to death by bitumen roller in rural Victoria

A 58-year-old man has been killed by equipment at a landscape suppliers in Victoria's north west today.

The Murray Basin Rail Project worker was crushed by a bitumen roller while loading a transport vehicle near Mildura, about 540 kilometres from Melbourne, police confirmed.

Police said the roller moved without warning, trapping the Rochester local.

Emergency services conducted CPR on the man, but he died at the scene.

He was not on the project's work site at the time of the incident.

The Murray Basin Rail Project involves standardising the rail freight lines servicing the Murray Basin region in the north-west of Victoria, according to Public Transport Victoria (PTV).

WorkSafe Victoria is now investigating, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

Today's deadly incident is the second workplace fatality within a week in regional Victoria.

The body of a man in his 50s was found on a property at Yarck last Thursday morning, WorkSafe said in a statement.

It's believed he died after falling off his motorbike.

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