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· collected 2026-09-07 · by Nicolas Perpitch and Lucy Murray
A 70-year-old Chinese national, An Yu, has been killed after being run over by a reversing garbage truck in Queens Park, Perth, on Monday at around 8:50am. CCTV footage captured the incident, which occurred when Mr Yu was walking down Balaka Way and the truck backed into him. The driver of the garbage truck, a 59-year-old man, was not injured but is likely to be shaken by the incident. Neighbors who knew Mr Yu described him as a quiet and sweet person who had been suffering from the effects of a stroke for several years.
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A 70-year-old Chinese national named An Yu was killed by a reversing garbage truck in Queens Park, Perth, on Monday morning. CCTV footage shows him being backed into at around 8:45am, and an ambulance arrived within 10 minutes. An Yu had suffered a stroke a few years ago and walked slowly, but friends and neighbors described him as a "quiet, sweet person". He was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital, where he unfortunately did not survive his critical injuries. The incident occurred on an unfinished cul-de-sac, which locals say is too narrow for trucks to turn around safely.
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In short:
A 70-year-old man has been killed after being run over by a reversing garbage truck in the Perth suburb of Queens Park.
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CCTV footage has captured the incident, which happened at about 8.50am on Monday.
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The man has been described by friends and neighbours as a quiet, sweet person.
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A 70-year-old man who was run over and killed by a reversing garbage truck in Perth has been described by friends and neighbours as a quiet, sweet man who walked slowly after suffering a stroke a few years ago.
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CCTV footage shows him walking down Balaka Way in Queens Park at 8.45am this morning when the truck backed into him, knocking him down.
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Within 10 minutes, an ambulance arrived, quickly followed by a police car and then fire trucks.
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Police confirmed the man, who has been identified as Chinese national An Yu, suffered critical injuries and was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital, but he could not be saved.
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Lily Chien, a friend of the man's family from church, translated from Mandarin for his distraught wife.
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She said his wife had been preparing to go to English language classes in the city when she looked out the window and saw her husband on the ground.
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"On the way she saw her husband on the floor, she found him lying there and bleeding, I think, on the floor," Ms Chien said.
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The couple had been married for 35 years, with two daughters who live in Beijing.
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"Recently he seldom goes to church.
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[He's] just a quiet person," Ms Chien said.
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"His wife told me he recently [he] just liked walking in the back-yard, not going out.
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"But today he went outside and this happened."
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Ms Chien said the man walked slowly after he suffered a stroke a few years ago.
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Asked how the man's wife was coping, Ms Chien said her faith was helping.
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"At the moment, I think she is upset," she said.
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"But because we are Christians, we believe we will see each other in heaven."
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Locals explained Balaka Way was an unfinished cul-de-sac, with a development site at the end, so there was no room for trucks to turn around.
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The deceased man was well known in the street by residents who said they saw him regularly going for morning and afternoon walks.
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Yuksel Terzi lives on the street, and heard a bang.
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I heard a loud sort of bang-ish noise.
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And then a few minutes later the cops knocked on the door to see if we've got any footage of the situation," he said.
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"It's heartbreaking, not easy because it's someone you see almost every morning when he's walking around trying to look after himself."
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Mr Terzi's daughter Neslihan said she also heard the bang while getting ready to go to university.
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"It's very sad, you know, because I always see him when I leave the house," she said.
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"[He] always waves at me, he was a sweet man and [he] also took care of my cat a lot."
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The 59-year-old man driving the garbage truck was not injured.
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"On his behalf, it would be shocking," Mr Terzi said.
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"So I don't know how he's going to cope with that."
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Canning Mayor Patrick Hall said the city was "deeply saddened" by the death of the man.
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"Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the person's family, loved ones and all those affected by this tragic accident," he said.
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"We are also providing support to the staff member involved."
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Mr Hall added that the city would review the circumstances of the incident and "take any appropriate steps to further improve safety if identified".
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Major Crash officers are investigating and are appealing for any witnesses.
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