Police appeal for dashcam footage after roadworker suffers head injuries in M1 crash

Police are appealing for dashcam footage after a roadworker was seriously involved during a crash on the M1 Motorway at Berowra yesterday.
Emergency services were called shortly after 3am (Wednesday 23 October 2019), after a roadworker was struck in the breakdown lane by a utility, driven between the roadwork safety vehicle and the rock wall.
The 28-year-old roadworker was treated at the scene by paramedics for head injuries before being taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver of the utility, a 72-year-old man from Kingsgrove, has also been taken to Royal North Shore for mandatory testing and to be treated for a minor head injury.
Officers from Ku-Ring-Gai Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene; however, inquiries are now been taken over by the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit (MCIU).
As inquiries continue, officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are now appealing for public assistance for anyone who may have been travelling southbound on the M1 between 10pm Tuesday 22 October 2019) and 3am and may have dashcam footage or anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.

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