Residents urged to stay inside after fiery crash between truck and allegedly stolen car

Residents have been urged to stay inside after a truck collided with an allegedly stolen luxury car in a fiery crash.

Residents have been urged to stay inside following a fiery crash between a truck and an allegedly stolen Audi in Queensland’s southeast.

Police issued an emergency declaration on the Logan Motorway near Kingston and Loganlea on Tuesday night after they were called to a two-vehicle crash on the Logan Motorway near Kingston Road around 8.15pm.

A B-Double truck caught fire following the crash but the driver escaped and was taken to hospital for assessment of minor injuries.

The two passengers of the silver Audi left the scene on foot.

A truck caught fire following a crash in Loganlea on Tuesday night. Picture: Facebook.

The car was allegedly stolen less than half an hour before the crash. Picture: Facebook.

It’s understood the car had been stolen less than half an hour earlier after a separate traffic crash between the Audi and another car on Inala Avenue in Durack.

No injuries were reported from the earlier crash.

Hazardous smoke from the collision between the Audi and B-double truck prompted an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act on Tuesday night.

An exclusion zone was put in place along the Logan Motorway, encompassing Wembley Road off and on ramps, Station Road, Logan Motorway on ramp and Kingston Road.

An exclusion zone was set up with residents urged to stay inside. Picture: Queensland Police.

Diversions were put in place eastbound on the Logan Motorway while westbound lanes are now open.

Motorists have been advised to avoid the area while those within the exclusion zone have been asked to stay inside and close their windows until further notice.

Investigations remain ongoing into both incidents, with police urging anyone with information to come forward.

Originally published as Residents urged to stay inside after fiery crash between truck and allegedly stolen car