Woman Killed In Accident During Set-Up Of Lost Paradise Festival

A 21-year-old woman has died at NSW's Lost Paradise festival after being hit by a falling branch. 

As Brisbane Times reports, the woman was helping set up the Glenworth Valley-based event on Wednesday when she sat down in front of a tree which a branch fell off of, hitting her on the head. 

She then went into cardiac arrest before being treated by paramedics and transported to Westmead Hospital via a Careflight helicopter. 

Police said she had arrived to the hospital in a critical condition with head, spinal and shoulder injuries.

A spokesman from Safe Work NSW confirmed they are investigating the incident.