Cement truck crash cuts off Bruce Highway near Brisbane
A cement truck has 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 northbound lanes of the Bruce Highway has been cut off by a cement truck crash.Credit: Queensland Ambulance
The truck and car crashed on the highway near the Uhlmann Road off-ramp about 10am on Friday.
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.
Two hours later, the northbound section of highway remained closed while emergency services worked to remove the truck.
Traffic is backed up on the Bruce Highway 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 scene to remove the vehicle.
Traffic was being diverted south of the crash site.
Drivers were urged to avoid the area and seek and alternate route.
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