A man has been crushed to death after being trapped beneath 300 kilograms of glass at a residential property in Sydney’s north‑west.
Emergency services rushed to a home on Valencia Street in Dural just after 11am on Monday following reports a massive quantity of glass had collapsed onto a man.
On arrival crews found the man, 49, pinned beneath the heavy load and unable to free himself.
Officers from said the man was delivering glass panes at the property when a number of sheets collapsedon him
Fire and Rescue NSW, including specialist technical rescue crews, worked alongside NSW Ambulance paramedics in a complex and painstaking rescue operation to reach the victim.
Despite the deployment of specialist paramedics and frantic efforts at the scene, the man could not be revived.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have established a crime scene and have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Fire and Rescue NSW , including specialist technical rescue crews, worked alongside NSW Ambulance paramedics in a complex and painstaking rescue operation to reach the victim
Despite frantic efforts at the scene, the man could not be revived and was pronounced dead
On arrival crews found the man aged in his 50s, pinned beneath the heavy load and unable to free himself
Worksafe NSW has also been notified.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
It is the second tragedy to rock the usually quiet semi-rural suburb in as many months with detectives identifing a derelict house in Dural as a makeshift fortress where kidnappers held 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
The grandfather from North Ryde was kidnapped and murdered in February 2026 in a case of mistaken identity.
Human remains believed to be Mr Baghsarian were discovered in Pitt Town.
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Horror as man dies after 300kg of glass falls onto him in Dural