Emergency services respond to truck fire on the Toowoomba Bypass
A truck bursting into flames has shut down traffic travelling along the Toowoomba Bypass.
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Fire has destroyed a semi-trailer on the Warrego Highway leading to a partial closure of the Toowoomba Bypass.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said fire crews were called to the incident in the highway’s eastbound lane near the McNamara Road overpass shortly before 12pm on Tuesday.
They arrived to find flames billowing from a semi-trailer that was reportedly carrying stockfeed.
Five QFES crews attended the scene and went to action, bringing the fire under control by 12.30pm.
The Queensland Police Service has closed the bypass and is directing traffic to take the Toowoomba Connection Road.
No one was hurt.
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