Brian Shaw, Mount Morgan, Tip Top bread delivery driver killed in Wowan crash
The driver of a delivery truck was one of two people killed in a tragic truck accident west of Rockhampton on Tuesday morning.
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A Mount Morgan grandfather has been identified as the second man who sadly died in a truck crash west of Rockhampton on Tuesday morning.
Brian Shaw, aged 64, who was living in Allenstown, was driving a pantech delivery truck on the Leichhardt Highway near Mullers Road, Wowan, around 8.15am.
Steve Latimer, a tow truck driver for Clayton’s Towing, was driving a flatbed tow truck in the opposite direction when the trucks collided.
The pair were both assessed by paramedics but had sustained critical injuries and tragically died at the scene.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Mr Shaw was a delivery driver for Tip Top bread.
He leaves behind three children and 10 grandchildren.
“He was a lovely man who would do anything for anyone,” his niece Alysha Shaw said.
“He was a great man, a hard working person.
“He will be dearly missed by everyone.”
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