7NEWS was told the dad-of-two managed to share a few precious final words with his wife of 35 years before he died.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe saw her husband on the floor. She found him lying there and bleeding,\u201d friend Li-Li Chein said.<\/p>\n
Both his children are overseas and have been given the devastating news.<\/p>\n
Major Crash investigators have spent the day at the crash site on Balaka Way in suburban Queens Park, Perth<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI just woke up to my dad saying a lot of stuff was happening, and there was a crash,\u201d Yuksel Terzi said.<\/p>\n Another local said the man\u2019s death was \u201cheartbreaking\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is someone that you see almost every morning, walking around, trying to look after himself,\u201d Neslihan Terzi said. <\/p>\n An Yu was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition but could not be saved.<\/p>\n He is understood to have lived in the suburb for at least a decade.<\/p>\n The 59-year-old male driver of the white City of Canning garbage truck was not hurt.<\/p>\n Neighbours say rubbish trucks often reverse down the street because there are no easy places to turn around.<\/p>\n Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n The incident comes days after another Perth pedestrian was seriously injured when they were struck by an object that fell from a passing car<\/a> in Kelmscott.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tragedy as two confirmed dead in light plane crash<\/p>\n 2 min read<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/db46599b1c3225b0e61c408a52ee9d138ac4e99b.jpg\")
An Yu died after being struck by a reversing rubbish truck in Queens Park on Monday. Credit: 7NEWS![\"7NEWS](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d5c5928b7d009f9be7d8d7e9f54284ea6019eca6.jpg\")
7NEWS was told the late father shared precious final moments with his wife. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n