Coffs Harbour petrol station worker critically injured by ute

A 36-year-old petrol station worker is in a critical condition after he was allegedly run over by a ute while checking fuel tank levels at a Coffs Harbour service station. The incident happened on Tuesday evening, and police have charged the driver, a 44-year-old woman, with negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and breach of bail.

Members of the public gave the worker first aid before emergency crews freed him from beneath the vehicle. He was taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital and later airlifted to John Hunter Hospital. The woman was refused police bail and appeared before the Bail Division on Wednesday; a worker at the station said she was not believed to know the man.