Driver killed after two trucks collide, shutting down highway at Kabra

An interstate driver has been killed after his truck collided with another in a horror crash which shut down a major Queensland highway. NEW PHOTOS

Emergency services at the scene of a two-truck crash on the Capricorn Highway at Kabra.

A man has died in a two-truck crash on the Capricorn Highway south west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.

Around 6.30am, police and emergency services responded to reports a green Kenworth truck and a white and blue Kenworth truck collided near the Kabra rail crossing.

New photos show tyre marks from one of the trucks crossing the double white lines of the highway.

The driver and sole occupant of the green Kenworth truck, a 60-year-old man from Mooroolbark in Victoria died at the scene.

The aftermath of the two-truck crash at Kabra on the Capricorn Highway south west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.

The 66-year-old male driver and sole occupant of the white and blue Kenworth truck was not physically injured but was given a lift home by paramedics.

A man died in a two-truck crash on the Capricorn Highway south west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash, and are appealing to anyone with information, including dashcam vision, to come forward.

Police on Wednesday said it was too early to say exactly how the crash occurred with investigations ongoing.

The collision occurred near Meteor Park Rd.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a two crush crash on the Capricorn Highway on Tuesday morning November 5, 2024.

The crash earlier closed the highway in both directions with police urging motorists to avoid the area if possible.

The crash occurred at about 6.30am at the western end of a west-direction overtaking lane. Photo: Kerri-Anne Mesner

Multiple police, fire and ambulance crews were on scene.