Truck driver dies in single-vehicle Bruce Highway crash near Mount Larcom

A truck driver from Laidley has died and the Bruce Highway was closed for hours following a crash near Gladstone. The road has been slammed as a deadly ‘goat track’ by locals. SEE THE VIDEO, PHOTOS

A 64-year-old Laidley man has died following after the truck he was driving rolled on the Bruce Highway north of Gladstone.

The crash occurred some time before 9pm on Sunday night, with the driver’s vehicle being discovered by a passing motorist at the Raglan Creek Bridge near Mount Larcom.

The Bruce Highway was closed for hours but just after 7am lanes were open with traffic limited to 40km/h on Monday morning.

The refrigerated truck was carrying a load of cherry tomatoes. It ended up lying in a creek bed.

A 64-year-old truck driver from Laidley has died after this crash at Raglan Creek Bridge near Mount Larcom.

Police said Aurizon had given the go ahead to move truck over the rail line with tow truck operators later retrieving the vehicle.

A Laidley man has died after his truck crashed at Raglan Creek Bridge near Mount Larcom, north of Gladstone on Sunday night.

Police are appealing for anyone with information relevant to this crash to contact them.

A shocking run of crashes on Central Queensland roads has sparked calls for action.

The aftermath of the Bruce Highway truck crash at Mt Larcom Picture: Darryn Nufer

Flynn MP Colin Boyce said the Queensland Audit Office’s integrated transport planning (Report 4: 2017-18) projected a $9 billion shortfall in funding for the road network throughout Queensland.

A tow truck operator begins the task of hauling the truck out of a dry creek bed after it roll at the Raglan Creek Bridge near Mount Larcom.

“It is my view that if this is not addressed then it will increase exponentially as time goes by and the road network will continue to deteriorate and unfortunately, we will continue to see more serious accidents occur,” he said.

Emergency crews were called to Raglan on Sunday night after this crash. Picture Darryn Nufer

Hamish McDonald was among those furious about the latest crash, accusing the Queensland Government of spending all the money on the Bruce Highway south of Gympie.

“The goat track of a highway north of gympie is a joke and people a dying because of it.’’

The scene of the fatal crash at Mt Larcom Picture: Darryn Nufer

Kaylene Vanderwolf said she had to put new tyres, rotors and brakes on my car because of the poor state of the highway.

“They just admitted to spending $7.2m on that stretch of road and now look at how many accidents there have been in the past month!

“This is starting to get out of control with the amount of accidents on this highway.

Emergency crews were called to Raglan on Sunday night after a passer by found a truck crashed at Raglan Creek Bridge near Mount Larcom. Picture: Darryn Nufer

“The Bruce is becoming a huge issue whether it be issues with the quality of the road or driver error it has got to be looked at … and improved so no one else is killed. Sending prayers to this trucker’s family.’’

The crash comes just hours after a woman died after her sedan collided with a truck carrying fuel on the New England Highway south of Warwick.

A woman has died after the car she was travelling in collided with a truck carrying fuel.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the truck was reported to be carrying about 1000 litres of fuel when it collided with the sedan near the Rosenthal Rd intersection shortly before 1pm on Sunday.

The woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.