Bruce Highway reopens after cement truck and car collide, blocking northbound lanes
A cement truck rolled on the Bruce Highway after crashing with a luxury car, cutting northbound lanes for hours and bringing traffic to a crawl for kilometres.
Four people escaped the wrecked Audi with minor injuries, while the truck driver had minor shoulder pain.
The truck and car crashed on the highway near the Uhlmann Road off-ramp about 10am on Friday.
A cement truck blocks the northbound lanes of the Bruce Highway after colliding with an Audi.Credit: Queensland Ambulance
Footage of the accident scene showed the Audi had a P-plate displayed above the dashboard.
One patient was taken in a stable condition to Caboolture Hospital.
The northbound section of highway remained closed until just after 5pm, as emergency services worked to remove the truck.
Traffic was backed up on the Bruce Highway for hours on Friday following a crash between a cement truck and car.Credit: Nine
Two fire crews were called to the scene, though only one remained by midday. Tow trucks were on the scene to remove the vehicle.
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