Truck collides with power pole north of Brisbane

A truck has smashed into a power pole north of Brisbane on Wednesday morning.

A truck has hit a power pole, causing power lines to fall on Beeville Road in Petrie. Picture: Isis Griffiths

A truck has smashed into a power pole north of Brisbane on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called to a Beeville Rd address at Petrie at 9.46am following reports of a single-vehicle traffic crash.

The truck had crashed into a pole, causing power lines to fall onto the road.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said one man, the driver of the truck, had been treated at the scene and was stable upon initial assessment.

Paramedics have taken the man to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition following a single-vehicle incident at

Both lanes of Beeville Rd between Frenchs Rd and Mona Vale Way were closed.

Diversions were in place and motorists urged to avoid the area.

An Energex spokesman said they would attend the scene to assess the fallen powerlines however, it had been deemed a low-voltage situation.

The spokesman advised locals to steer clear of the fallen power lines and wait for Energex workers to arrive.