Cattle truck rollover caught on dashcam

DASHCAM footage has emerged of the moment a cattle truck overturned near the top of the Toowoomba Range, nearly crushing a passing vehicle.

THE moment a loaded B-double cattle truck toppled over at the top of the Toowoomba Range has been caught on dashcam.

The Chronicle reports the low-quality footage shows the truck travelling in the right-hand lane headed east on James St towards the turn into Cohoe St.

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It passes a number of vehicles in the left-hand lane and approaches the turn, almost navigating the bend when it begins to topple.

The rear trailer is the first to overbalance, with the tyres leaving the bitumen before it falls into the oncoming lanes of traffic.

The smaller trailer at the front of the configuration soon follows.

A vehicle travelling in the opposite direction manages to sneak through as the cattle truck comes crashing down.

An oncoming vehicle can be seen narrowly avoiding being crushed.

The traffic crash closed the busy road for over six hours and triggered a hunt for loose cattle, eight of which remain unaccounted for.

The truck driver did not require treatment at hospital.

Police investigations into the crash are continuing.