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Fellow prisoners have told an inquest of the moments they tried to save a man who died in an off-road buggy incident while working at the Darwin prison.
Key points:
The inquest heard he was not wearing a helmet or seat belt
Mr Watts was due to begin work in the community three days later
Benjamin Watts, 31, died when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was driving at the horticultural section of the Darwin prison crashed and landed on top of him.
A coronial inquest into his death heard Mr Watts was "skilful", "reliable" and "absolutely excellent" at his work in the horticultural section of the prison, outside of the main gates.