Wendy Chapman killed in horror truck crash at Curra

A mum who was killed alongside a male passenger in a truck rollover near Gympie is being remembered as a “vibrant, fun-loving woman”.

A beloved mum and friend has been identified as the woman killed in a horror truck rollover at Curra on Monday.

Maryborough’s Wendy Chapman, 44, was killed along with her 52-year-old passenger when the truck she was driving rolled into a power pole on Curra Estate Rd, Curra, north of Gympie, about 10.30am.

They were pronounced dead at the scene, a police press release said about 3pm.

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In December 2022, Ms Chapman had posted about moving to Maryborough and looking for work.

A Maryborough woman and Gympie man died in a horrific truck rollover at Curra.

She had previously worked driving a garbage truck and a bus driver, she wrote in the post.

In the comments she wrote that she would miss the Sunshine Coast but she was looking forward to new challenges.

“The unknown is a little daunting,” she wrote.

On Facebook, tributes were flowing for the much-loved mum.

Chantelle Leschee described Ms Chapman as a “vibrant and fun-loving woman”.

Kaylie Moran wrote: “fly high and keep on riding, you will certainly be missed by all who knew and loved you”.

Wendy Chapman was killed in a horror truck rollover at Curra on Tuesday.

Chantel Hansen said she would always miss her friend.

“You were the most amazing person,” she wrote.

On Monday, Curra man Alexander Mcleish said he was unpacking groceries when he heard a “screech of brakes” and a “thud which would have been the truck go on its side.”

Mr Mcleish jumped back in his car to see if he could help anyone at the scene.

“I had a look at it and I thought ‘there’s absolutely nothing I can do here’ because the cab was crushed right up against the telegraph pole,” he said.

“I didn’t realise there were two in the truck.”

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the crash.

Anyone with information or who may have dashcam footage of the crash or the moments leading up to is asked to contact police.