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M1 traffic chaos: Two trucks collide on M1 near Pimpama

Gold Coast commuters face a crawl down the Pacific Motorway after two trucks collided during peak-hour traffic.

Traffic chaos on M1 Pacific Motorway after a crash near exit 49 at Pimpama

Gold Coast commuters face a crawl down the M1 after two trucks collided during peak-hour traffic.

Emergency services were called to the collision on the Pacific Motorway southbound near the exit 49 off-ramp at Pimpama just after 8am on Monday.

Two trucks collided on the M1 at Pimpama on Monday. Picture: Facebook/Samm McGuire
Two trucks collided on the M1 at Pimpama on Monday. Picture: Facebook/Samm McGuire

The crash meant two lanes of the southbound carriageway were closed, a Queensland Fire Department spokesman said.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said there was some delay in clearing the scene as both trucks needed to be towed.

Traffic chaos on M1 Pacific Motorway after a crash near exit 49 at Pimpama

No one was seriously injured in the crash or needed to be taken to hospital, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.

The QPS spokesman said the crash was causing traffic delays.

Originally published as M1 traffic chaos: Two trucks collide on M1 near Pimpama

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