Photos revive memories of shocking Range crash

TAKE a look back at one of the worst crashes on the notorious Toowoomba Range. In 1978, a truck crashed into the Log Cabin Service Station, injuring three men.

The aftermath of the crash on the Toowoomba Range. Picture: Bruce Mackenzie

THREE men suffered minor injuries when a semi-trailer crashed into the Log Cabin Service Station on the Toowoomba Range on September 6, 1978.

A car parked at the service station was damaged in the crash.

The Brisbane-bound transport, a refrigerated unit carrying tonnes of buffalo meat from the Northern Territory, hit the service station after its brakes failed.

A 1959 Holden sedan and a nurseryman's van were also caught up in the crash.

Historic Toowoomba Range crash

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Two men had to make a dash into the shop and were caught in debris as the truck hit. Proprietor Neville Hammond suffered a thigh injury. 

Chronicle photographer Bruce McKenzie was one of the first on the scene.

Originally published as Photos revive memories of shocking Range crash