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Man dies after incident involving truck at Dunedin fuel stop

October 22, 2019
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Police (file picture). (Source: istock.com)

A man has died after an incident with involving a truck at a fuel stop in Dunedin today.

Police say in a statement they were alerted to the incident at 4.15pm today.

They say "a man had died after being struck by a truck" a the location.

Fire and Emergency NZ confirmed the incident happened at a fuel stop.

Police say they are investigating the incident and WorkSafe NZ has been advised.

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