Collision between two B-double trucks overnight - Oolong
Published: 13 Feb 2025 11:47am
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Three fire trucks, including a technical rescue truck and hazardous material truck, and 12 firefighters arrived on scene on the Hume Highway around 1.20am after reports of the collision between the two vehicles.
A B-double truck veered off the road and rolled over before a second B-double truck collided with the overturned vehicle.
One of the drivers died at the scene.
Firefighters, alongside other emergency services personnel including NSW Police, NSW Ambulance and a trauma specialist doctor, worked for seven hours to free the driver from the second truck.
The complex rescue operation involved firefighters using hydraulic tools to cut, spread, push, lift and move parts of the wreckage to try and get to the driver.
Crews also had to utilise heavy haulage tow trucks to move the load, which was deemed non-hazardous by firefighters, to gain better access.
The driver was freed around 8.15am and treated on scene by paramedics before being airlifted to hospital.
Media note: vision of the incident is available here: https://vimeo.com/1056187766/bfa3d170e2 [external link]
Updated: 13 Feb 2025 10:51am
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