Calls for caution after four crashes in 24 hours

MOTORIST are urged to pay attention to road conditions after a string of serious crashes on our roads.

A man in his 50s was flown to the Toowoomba Hospital in a serious condition after he rolled his truck near Millmerran today.

MOTORISTS have been urged to pay more attention to road conditions after a series of life-threatening crashes on our roads.

A man in his 50s was flown to the Toowoomba Hospital in a serious condition after he rolled his truck on the Moffatt Reserve Rd at noon yesterday.

He suffered chest injuries and an arm laceration.

Millmerran Police Senior Sergeant Steven Ryan said the man was lucky to be alive.

“He was wearing a seat belt and that was good – without it he could have been in a lot of trouble,” Sgt Ryan said.

“The truck had flipped.”

The crash marked the end of a busy 24-hour period for emergency services.

About 8.30pm on Sunday a tanker carrying 30,000 litres of water rolled at the Cunningham Highway and New England Highway intersection, south of Toowoomba.

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The 45-year-old Toowoomba driver was travelling from Warwick to a drought-stricken Biddeston farm to deliver 27,000L of water.

Paramedics treated the man for minor cuts and abrasions and transported him to the Warwick Hospital in a stable condition.

Warwick Police officer-in-charge Shane Gleeson said the investigation was still ongoing but believed wet weather caused the truck to crash.

Emergency crews took four hours to remove the truck from the highway.

TURNED OVER: Truck rollover on the Cunningham Highway Sunday night.

About 4.40am emergency services were called to a single vehicle rollover on the New England Highway near Stanthorpe.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the female driver lost control of the vehicle

Paramedics treated a woman for minor injuries and transported her to the Stanthorpe Hospital.

Earlier, a truck hit a power pole near Glenore Grove, east of Gatton.

The crash temporarily cut power to 800 homes.

It was restored about two hours later.

Electricity to more than 800 homes was cut after a truck crashed into a power pole on December 2.