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Delivery driver crushed between equipment outside St John of God as WA Government prepares to take reins of Mount Lawley hospital

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VideoMonday was St John of God's last day in charge of the site before the WA government takes control of the hospital.

A delivery driver is fighting for life after he was crushed while dropping off equipment to a hospital.

It is understood the worker was pinned between a scissor lift and another piece of machinery outside St John of God in Mount Lawley, Perth, about 7am on Monday.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Delivery driver crushed outside hospital in Mount Lawley

The worker remains in Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition.

WorkSafe is investigating.

Monday was St John of God’s last day in charge of the site, with workers called in to change signage before the state government takes control of the facility on Tuesday.

The transition of the 196-bed hospital from private to public will still go ahead.

It will be run by the East Metropolitan Health Service.

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