Bruce Highway tragedy aftermath at Port Curtis: Highway repairs needed

The victim of an horrific truck vs car crash on the Bruce Highway, south of Rockhampton, on Monday has been revealed as a 36-year-old from the suburb of Norman Gardens. UPDATE, VIDEO

A motorists has captured the aftermath of a horror crash between a car and a truck on the Bruce Highway, south of Rockhampton.

Investigations into the cause of the horror truck crash which killed a Norman Garden’s man south of Rockhampton continue after Queensland Police Service officers left the accident scene in the hands of road repairs crews at 8.30pm on Monday night.

A QPS spokesperson said the highway surface had been damaged during the crash early morning on Monday, February 10, between a vehicle and truck near Whyte Rd, Port Curtis, which resulted in the death of a 36-year-old North Rockhampton man who was the occupant of the badly-damaged car.

They said next of kin had been notified.

The Department of Main Roads and Transport road conditions website at 10am shows the highway open, with a spokesperson saying delays can be expected.

Videos footage shows the aftermath of the crash between the car and a truck carrying milk.

The impact of the collision caused the truck to roll and catch fire.

Police confirmed that a male occupant of the car had died in the two-vehicle crash.

The driver of the truck was not physically injured, and was taken to Rockhampton Hospital for assessment.

A man has been killed after a collision with a truck carrying milk on the Bruce Highway at Port Curtis, near Whyte Rd, south of Rockhampton about 3.20am on Monday, February 10.

A rail passenger travelling past the area has taken a video of the scene showing multiple police investigating the crash.

A partially burnt truck is on its side across the highway, blocking it in both directions.

Debris from the crash can seen strewn across the roadway before a destroyed smaller white vehicle is seen in the video.

A motorist has captured the aftermath of a horror crash between a car and a truck on the Bruce Highway, south of Rockhampton.

The driver of the truck was not physically injured, and was taken to Rockhampton Hospital for assessment.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said four crews attended the scene.

A man has been killed after a collision with a truck carrying milk on the Bruce Highway at Port Curtis, near Whyte Rd, south of Rockhampton about 3.20am on Monday, February 10.

“The truck was well involved and it was rolled and blocking the highway in both directions,” a QFD spokeswoman said.

It is understood the fire spread from the cabin to a trailer, with crews finally able to put it out by 4.20am.

The Bruce Highway was expected to be for several hours, with diversions in place at Gavial Gracemere Rd and the Burnett Highway, but motorists were being urged to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.

It was still closed at 5.30pm, more than 12 hours after the crash.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the fatality.

Anyone with information or relevant footage in the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact police.