Workers save man's life after he was crushed by forklift

PARAMEDICS revived a man who was crushed by a forklift at an Ipswich industrial site earlier today.

Just before noon, a man received severe chest injuries and went into cardiac arrest after an accident involving a forklift at a Toongarra Rd worksite.

Co-workers have been praised for providing first aid to the man before paramedics arrived on scene.

Paramedics were then able to revive the man, who QAS said was aged about 60.

He has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.