A motorcyclist, believed to be a delivery rider, has died in a crash with a car in Sydney‘s Inner West.
The rider was travelling along the Princes Highway in St Peters when his motorcycle collided with a car about 12.10am.
”The rider was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene,” NSW Police said.
“He has not been formally identified but is believed to be aged in his 30s.”
The 46-year-old driver of the car was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene was established and police are investigating the incident.
The man is the 14th delivery rider to be killed in Australia, according to the Transport Workers Union (TWU).
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A Senate inquiry is currently underway to look at laws in the delivery and gig worker sector.
TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said three riders had been killed in recent months.
“Today the Senate has heard from gig workers who spoke of pressures to rush on the road, being deactivated from platforms without explanation or right of appeal and having to work 60-hour weeks to get by,” Kaine said.
“Without reform, we will only continue to see tragedies on our roads borne out by these deadly pressures.”
A survey has found roughly half of all riders earned less than the minimum wage.
