A prime mover transporting a rail motor has crashed on the Kennedy Highway at Evelyn on the Tablelands

A crane will have to be trucked in from Townsville to right a prime mover which was transporting a rail motor rolled on a windy Far North highway on Monday morning.

A crane has been summoned from Townsville to retrieve and transport a prime mover which was transporting a rail motor, rolled on a major Far North road on Monday morning.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said officers were called around 11am to a crash on the Tablelands.

“Police were called to a truck rollover on the Kennedy Highway, approximately 700 metres south of Longlands Gap – Herberton Rd,” she said.

”The vehicle was carrying a rail motor and is partly disrupting northbound traffic.

“A crane has to come from Townsville to right the wrecked truck and the lane will be disrupted for some hours.”

A crane will have to be trucked in from Townsville to right a prime mover transporting a rail motor which rolled on a windy Far North highway on Monday morning. Picture: Supplied

The spokeswoman said one crew of officers has remained on scene while Transport and Main Roads personnel managed traffic flow.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed paramedics had attended.

“A man in his 50s was assessed but was uninjured,” he said.

“He did not require transportation.”

QldTraffic advised a prime mover has come to grief on the Kennedy Highway, approximately 700 metres south of Longlands Gap Rd, north of Evelyn and south of Herberton on Monday around 11am. Picture: Supplied

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokesman said one crew attended between 11.30am and 12.15pm.

Meanwhile, QldTraffic advised motorists to “proceed with caution.”

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Originally published as A prime mover transporting a rail motor has crashed on the Kennedy Highway at Evelyn on the Tablelands