Hwy open: Truck rollover traps man on Bruce Highway, causing major closure near Maryborough

The Bruce Hwy has fully reopened 12 hours after a crash where a truck driver in his 40s was flown to hospital with serious injuries on Saturday.

A truck driver was injured in a rollover that blocked the Bruce Hwy at the Alice St on-ramp in Maryborough on October 12. Picture: Contributed

A truck driver has been flown to hospital after a crash which shut the Bruce Hwy at Maryborough.

Emergency crews were called to rollover at the Alice St on-ramp about 2am.
The highway fully reopened after being closed from about 2am to 2.30pm.
South and north bound diversions were in place as work continued to clear the truck and crash debris.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said a man in his 40s was flown to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with significant leg and arm injuries but in a stable condition.

Bruce Highway truck rollover. Photo: Contributed

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said two crews were sent to the scene where they found a semi-trailer on its side.

Firefighters went into action with hydraulic gear to help free the man.

The spokeswoman said crews also worked on a small diesel leak for about 30 minutes.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said officers had left the scene, but investigations were ongoing.

Originally published as Hwy open: Truck rollover traps man on Bruce Highway, causing major closure near Maryborough