New video shows moment two trucks collide on motorway
New video has been released showing the moment two trucks collided on the Pacific Motorway on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Traffic was brought to a standstill just before 2pm, with cars backed up for kilometres from the crash site at Pimpama until late in the evening.
The video, published to Facebook by Roadside Towing, shows a B-double rear-end a gas tanker before rolling and spilling its load of gravel.
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The video shows the moment the B-double rolled after it collided with the gas tanker. Roadside Towing
The gas tanker was hit from behind by a B-double. Roadside Towing
Remarkably, no one was seriously injured.
Queensland police advised motorists travelling from the Brisbane or Logan area southbound to the Gold Coast to either delay travelling or to take an alternative route.
Many motorists reported being unable to find alternative routes to avoid the hours-long delays.
Traffic eventually returned to normal after 10pm that evening.
One of the trucks was carrying a load of gravel that spread across the motorway. Nine
The queue of cars travelling southbound stretched for more than 30km. Nine
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