Driver seriously injured after ute collides with chemical truck on highway black spot
A male driver has suffered life-threatening injuries after his ute and a truck carrying chemicals collided on a notorious stretch of highway in Queensland.
Aug 30, 2024, updated May 22, 2025
A supplied image shows the scene of a crash between a truck and a ute on the Bruce Highway in Bororen, north of Brisbane, Friday, August 30, 2024. One person is fighting for life after a serious crash between a chemical carrying truck and a ute north of Brisbane. (AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Ambulance Service)
The two vehicles crashed at Bororen, 400km north of Brisbane, on the Bruce Highway just after 5am on Friday.
The male truck driver suffered abdominal, leg, pelvic, head and arm injuries, the Queensland Ambulance Service said.
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The truck spilled hazardous material sparking an exclusion zone spanning a two kilometre radius around the crash site.
Emergency services remain on the scene battling fires involving both vehicles.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Service said it would be a “prolonged incident” as more than five crews attack the blaze and clean up the chemicals.
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