Huge delays after three truck smash on Gateway Motorway, Murarrie
The M1 has been re-opened following ‘huge delays’ after an early morning three-truck smash on the Gateway Motorway left a driver with a serious head injury.
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The M1 has been re-opened follwing ‘huge delays’ after an early morning three-truck smash on the Gateway Motorway left a driver with a serious head injury.
The Gateway Motorway is fully open following the incident near Wynnum Road this morning. This incident was cleared around 8.20am.
Paramedics were on scene at the multi-truck crash northbound at Murarrie after being called out about 5.38am.
One of the truck drivers, a man in his 40s, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with a serious head injury.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the drivers of the other two trucks seemed fine.
“Expect huge delays,” she said.
Motorists have been urged to avoid the area earlier this morning.
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