Gold Coast: Tip truck fire on M1 southbound at Molendinar on Friday morning causes major traffic delays
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FIREFIGHTERS have been called to another truck fire on the M1, which has caused signficant congestion four days after a B-double cab erupted in flames on the motorway.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews arrived at the tip truck fire on the Pacific Motorway (M1) southbound at Molendinar about 6.10am on Friday.
The truck fire was reported at the Nerang north off-ramp, a QFES spokeswoman said.
The fire, which appears to have started in the back of the tip truck, was “well alight” at 6.30am.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, made sure the area was safe and left about 7.20am.
Gold Coast police were on scene conducting traffic control, a spokeswoman said.
A specialist vehicle will be required to remove the remains of the tip truck.
QFES was not able to say what ignited the truck fire.
Motorists should be cautious travelling in the area and expect congestion.
The driver of the truck has escaped without injury.
Queensland Ambulance Service has not been called to the fire, a spokeswoman said.
It comes after Monday’s truck fire on the M1 at Ormeau led to peak hour delays for morning commuters.
The driver of the B-double was not injured in the incident.
Woman’s car flips after crashing into fallen tree on Coast
July 26: Emergency services have freed a driver trapped in her car after the vehicle struck a tree which had fallen across a Gold Coast road.
Police, paramedics and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) rescuers were called to the single-vehicle crash on Drumfish Dr and Currumbin Creek Rd at Currumbin Waters about 11.10pm on Wednesday night, according to Gold Coast police.
A 52-year-old woman was driving west when her “car struck a tree that had fallen”.
The impact caused the vehicle “to flip onto the driver’s side”, a police statement read.
QFES was called to the crash about 11.30pm and rescuers spent about 15 minutes freeing the woman from the damaged vehicle, a spokesman said.
Police said the woman “sustained minor injuries”, but Queensland Ambulance Service stated the woman “did not show any obvious injuries” and did not want to be taken to hospital
Energex was also called to assist after the crash.
Meanwhile, a man and a child have both suffered minor injuries after being struck by a car in separate incidents on Thursday morning.
Paramedics first responded to reports a man had been hit by a car at Varsity Sound Ave and Christine Ave at Varsity Lakes just after 8am.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man suffered minor “upper limb injuries”.
While responding to that incident, paramedics came across a school-aged boy nearby, who had suffered “minor injuries”, after being struck by a car at low speed.
WATCH: Delays after truck bursts into flames on M1
MOTORISTS travelling south on the M1 were warned about significant delays on Monday morning after a B-double truck burst into flames on the Gold Coast.
Emergency services were called to a truck on fire on the Pacific Motorway (M1) southbound at Ormeau just before 6am, a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) spokeswoman said.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) stated the fire was at Exit 45.
Two QFES crews fought the blaze and the truck was described as “well alight” at 6.15am.
The firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze and left the area about 7.05am.
TMR warned of potential delays due to the fire and motorists driving in the area were advised to be cautious.
Lanes were blocked for a fairly short period of time, but congestion was ongoing later in the morning.
It’s believed the fire started in the engine bay of the truck, but that has not been confirmed.
Queensland Ambulance Service stated paramedics were assessing one stable patient, of an undisclosed age and gender, about 6.10am.
The person was not injured and did not need to be taken to hospital.
Coast four car pile up causes traffic chaos
July 24: Traffic was at a standstill and six people, including a child, were rushed to hospital after a four car crash on a busy Gold Coast motorway.
Emergency services were called to Smith St Motorway and Parklands Dr Southport after reports of a four-car crash about 11am on Saturday.
Paramedics took six stable patients to hospital, including a man suffering from chest pain, and his child.
Queensland Police said two lanes were closed, causing major traffic delays.
#Southport - Paramedics are at the scene of a four-vehicle crash on Smith Street and Paklands Drive at 11am.
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) July 24, 2021
Police arrest man after alleged street light smash
July 24: A man who allegedly fled after crashing his car on the Gold Coast Highway and causing a street light to fall has been arrested by police.
Emergency services were called to the Gold Coast Highway at Miami about 4am on Saturday after it was reported a car had crashed and was stuck in the middle of the road.
Police allege a man in his 30s fled after crashing his Nissan SUV into a street light near the Miami Tavern.
A spokesman said the man was found nearby by officers and arrested.
He was charged with drink driving.
Energex were called to remove the damaged street light.
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