Truck Driver Slapped with $3000 Fine for Acton Tunnel Crash
An incident that should serve as a warning to truck drivers entering tunnels took place at the Acton Tunnel last year causing over a million dollars in damages. The truck driver whose truck carrying an excavator tore through the Acton Tunnel in October last year has been handed down a $3000 fine. The vehicle smashed […]
Transporters of Precast Concrete Issued Warning by WorkSafe WA
Transporters of precast concrete wall panels have been warned by WorkSafe WA to ensure they adhere safe work procedures when delivering these huge building products. The work safety watchdog through its commissioner Lex McCulloch reminded employers to ensure they stick to the relevant Australian Standard and national Code of Practice. Laws exist which cover the […]
Mitchell Highway Pileup Lands Three People in Hospital
A collision has taken place between a car and 3 trucks on the Mitchell Highway, which resulted in the closure of the road in both directions. It was a miracle that no lives were lost during the incident which happened shortly before 8am. An elderly couple in their seventies were turning right out of a […]
Mines Put Public at Risk, Shouldn’t Miners Be Paying for Cleanups?
It was announced during the Queensland state budget that an additional $2million per annum would be spent to clean up abandoned mines. With this additional $2million, a total of $ 8million of taxpayers money will go towards correcting damage caused by the mining industry, including cleaning up some 15,000 abandoned mines around the state. No […]
Truck Loses Control and Crashes
Another truck incident has taken place, this time on the Warrego Highway at Ipswich. The 2 drivers involved are lucky to be alive after a B-Double truck lost control and rolled onto a car. The car was crushed after the truck ploughed through trees and jack knifed before rolling. When the truck landed on the […]
Truck Fire Closes Monash Freeway
A bread truck and trailer recently caught fire on the Monash Freeway resulting in inbound lanes at Springvale Road being closed to traffic. The major truck fire thankfully did not result in any injuries. The truck driver thankfully realised the vehicle was on fire and managed to pull over on the side of the road […]