Six injured after fiery seven-vehicle crash on highway

Fraser Barton | July 19, 2023

Six people are in hospital after a fiery multi-vehicle crash involving a truck carrying an army tank in central Queensland. 

Police set up a large exclusion zone following the collision on the Bruce Highway near Rockhampton on Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews arrived to find three vehicles on fire and four others badly damaged, police said.

The vehicles included a B-double truck, a semi-trailer carrying a military tank, a flatbed truck carrying two caravans, three cars, and a 4WD towing a caravan.

Six people were taken to Rockhampton and Gladstone hospitals, including three with suspected spinal injuries.

The crash triggered grassfires that were contained by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services not long after.

Police have revoked their emergency declaration but the highway remains closed as investigations continue.

Anyone with dashcam footage is urged to come forward.