NAMES OF three killed in log truck, car collision released
22.09.2006
Police have released the names of three people killed in a head-on collision with a log truck in north-western Tasmania yesterday. Police say the three people were killed instantly when their station wagon collided head-on with a log truck and got trapped between the truck and a telegraph pole.
A 16-year-old girl survived the crash.
Another log truck accident
24.03.08
YET ANOTHER log truck accident occurred on 29 February 2008 on the Gordon River Rd near the National Park Hotel. This is at least the 5th heavy vehicle accident in recent years on this 8 km stretch of road between National Park and Westaway. Three of these were rollovers of log trucks of the “superdog” configuration.
One killed in log truck crash
January 19, 2009
ONE person is dead after a four-wheel-drive and a log truck collided in the state’s North-West.
A 59-year-old woman, from Launceston, died when the white 2004 Ford Explorer she was driving and a white Kenworth truck collided at the junction of the Bass Highway and York St, near Wynyard, at 12.50pm.
Tourist dies in log truck crash
April 29, 2010
A 70-YEAR-OLD man from New South Wales was killed instantly yesterday when his car and a fully laden log truck collided. The man’s 60-year-old wife, who was the driver, was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital with minor injuries.
The crash occurred at 11.30am on the Tasman Highway about 17km east of Scottsdale.
Woman killed in horror smash
April 13, 2011
A WOMAN was killed instantly this morning when her car collided with an oncoming fully laden log truck on the Midland Highway south of Ross.
Accident investigator Anthony Purcell the crash occurred on the southern side of a sweeping bend, when the woman’s northbound white Falcon station wagon crossed the centre line and moved into the path of a southbound Mack prime mover and B Double trailers.
Midland Highway crash
18 April 2011
About 9:40am on Monday 18 April 2011 a crash has occurred on the Midland Highway, Bagdad. Initial investigations suggest a white Toyota sedan with P plates travelling towards Hobart has crossed to the wrong side of the road colliding head on with a fully laden log truck travelling in the opposite direction.
The log truck was fitted with a front underrun protection system (FUPS) which appears to have prevented the vehicle from going underneath the truck. The driver of the truck has taken evasive action to avoid a further collision with other vehicles and his actions are commendable.
The sole female occupant of the Toyota sedan has suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital for observation. She is extremely lucky not to have suffered more serious injuries. The driver of the truck was uninjured.
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Driver praised following highway head-on
18 Apr, 2011 02:52 PM
Police have praised the actions of a log-truck driver following a head-on collision on the Midland Highway at Bagdad this morning.
About 9.40am, a white Toyota sedan being driven by a P-plate driver towards Hobart crossed on to the wrong side of the road, colliding head-on with a fully laden log truck travelling in the opposite direction.
The truck was fitted with a front under-run protection system, which police say appears to have prevented the car from going under the truck during the collision.
Constable Alex Bonde, of the Bridgewater Police Station, said the driver of the truck took evasive action to avoid a further collision with other vehicles, and that his actions were commendable.
The driver of the Toyota suffered only minor injuries and was taken to hospital for observation.
“She is extremely lucky not to have suffered more serious injuries,”
Constable Bonde said.
The truck driver was not injured.
“Early indications are that fatigue was a factor in the accident and Tasmania Police would like to issue a timely reminder to road users to pull over and rest if feeling fatigued,” Constable Bonde said.
Anyone who saw a white Toyota sedan with P-plates travelling on the Midland Highway towards Hobart this morning is asked to contact Constable Bonde at the Bridgewater Police Station on 6268 4103 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
