Truck on fire on Peak Downs Highway at Nebo

Shock images have surfaced showing a truck carrying diesel engulfed by flames on a major rural highway, less than four weeks after a similar incident in the same area.

Shock images have surfaced showing a truck engulfed by flames on a major Central Queensland thoroughfare - less than a month after a similar incident in the same area.

The Peak Downs Highway was closed in both directions at Nebo for about an hour after a prime mover towing a trailer carrying diesel caught fire early Saturday morning.

Images show the front of the vehicle consumed by flames, which luckily did not spread to the fuel load the truck was moving.

Three fire crews called to the scene near Strathdee Rd about 5.20am had the blaze extinguished just after 6am.

The Peak Downs Highway was closed in both directions at Nebo after a prime mover carrying a diesel load became engulfed in flames early April 20, 2024.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the officers reported the truck was well involved and off the road when they arrived.

By about 6.30am the highway was opened with reduced lanes as fire crews remained on scene to deal with any hotspots from the smouldering wreck.

It is the second time an incident like this has occurred in the same area in less than one month.

Clayton’s Towing had cleared the road, removing the damaged heavy vehicle just after 8.30am.

Paramedics and police were also on scene offering assistance.

This is the second time and incident like this has occurred on the Peak Downs Highway in the Nebo region within the past four weeks.

The charges remains of two fuel tanker trailers - that had been carrying 50,000 litres of diesel - on the Peak Downs Hwy after they were engulfed by fire at Nebo. Picture: Kaiz-Anne Bryan

In late March Nebo property owner Kaiz-Anne Bryan described the moment she heard a B-double fuel tanker erupt in a fireball right outside her house.

Fire crews were called after a B Double Tanker carrying two trailers full of diesel caught fire overnight. Picture: Supplied

Ms Bryan’s property fronts the highway and heard the loud explosion about 10.40pm on March 29 - the truck had been carrying 50,000 litres of fuel which became fully engulfed and residents heard the bang up to 10km away.

Fire crews were still working late Saturday morning to cool the remains of the wreckage so it could be towed away.

The roadway was also damaged as a result of the heat from the fire.

Originally published as Truck on fire on Peak Downs Highway at Nebo