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Daily Telegraph
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Telegraph
Dimboola, Victoria: One injured, truck bursts into flames after major collision
Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Two truck drivers have made a lucky escape after two trucks burst into flames in a multi-vehicle collision in Victoria's west, leaving parts of the Western Highway closed. Emergency services were called to the Western Highway in Dimboola, about 330km northwest of Melbourne, about 7.20am Sunday after reports of a two-truck collision. Two truck drivers have had a lucky escape after two trucks collided on a major highway before bursting into flames. Picture: Ben Jones Two B-double trucks caught fire during the accident, with one engulfed in flames and sending billowing black smoke into the air. One of the truck drivers sustained minor injuries to his upper body and was transported to hospital, while the other truck driver was not injured. The Western Highway is closed between the Dimboola-Rainbow Rd and the Borung Hwy. Picture: Ben Jones The Western Highway is closed between Dimboola-Rainbow Rd and the Borung Hwy. 'Please follow directions of traffic management and allow extra travel time,' a VicTraffic statement read. Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the collision. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Originally published as One injured, truck bursts into flames after major collision in Dimboola
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Automotive
- News.com.au
One injured, truck bursts into flames after major collision in Dimboola
Two truck drivers have made a lucky escape after two trucks burst into flames in a multi-vehicle collision in Victoria's west, leaving parts of the Western Highway closed. Emergency services were called to the Western Highway in Dimboola, about 330km northwest of Melbourne, about 7.20am Sunday after reports of a two-truck collision. Two B-double trucks caught fire during the accident, with one engulfed in flames and sending billowing black smoke into the air. One of the truck drivers sustained minor injuries to his upper body and was transported to hospital, while the other truck driver was not injured. The Western Highway is closed between Dimboola-Rainbow Rd and the Borung Hwy. 'Please follow directions of traffic management and allow extra travel time,' a VicTraffic statement read. Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the collision.
ABC News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- ABC News
Inferno breaks out after truck collision in western Victoria
Large plumes of black smoke billow from a fire after two trucks collide on Western Highway, north of Horsham.
ABC News
29-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Two Victorians, South Australian killed in Western Highway crash near Ararat
Two Victorians and a South Australian have been identified as the victims of a horrific multi-vehicle crash in western Victoria on Wednesday. Police have revealed a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst, a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North and a 65-year-old male driver from SA died in the collision on the Western Highway north of Ararat at about 12:30pm. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred near the highway's intersection with Thomas Road at Armstrong. The driver of a semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of another car, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to Ballarat Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of a small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. The Western Highway is expected to remain closed until at least midday Thursday. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage".
News.com.au
28-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Three die in shocking five-vehicle collision on the Western Highway, Victoria
Three people have been killed in a horrifying crash between five vehicles on a Victorian country highway. Police say two cars, a B-double and two smaller trucks collided on the Western Highway, near the town of Armstrong, about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as 'absolute carnage'. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham said the two cars were heading eastbound on the Western Highway before the fatal collision. 'The rear most car of those two (cars) struck the first car, forcing it to cross the opposite side of the road,' he told ABC News. 'At the same time, we've got a Krueger heading westbound, following by a semi trailer … unfortunately, the first car that crossed the road was hit by the Krueger and the trailer went over both cars at that stage.' The driver of the car and two occupants in the truck were pronounced dead at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified. The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Ambulance Victoria said two other people – a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s – were taken Ballarat Hospital. Detectives are investigating the circumstances behind the collision and it is expected the highway will be closed until Thursday. 'It's absolute carnage down there,' Sergeant Lineham said. 'We've got a vehicle, a B-double on the side, we've got multiple cars involved there. 'We're now sorting through as to what exactly had happened, and again everything we look at there – road conditions, driving conditions, distractions or attention impairment are all part of the investigation'. Sergeant Lineham implored 'drivers to pay attention to the road', amid the rising number of collisions across Victoria in the past few weeks. 'Over the last three weeks there has pretty much been carnage on Victorian roads,' he said. 'There is no pattern of behaviour that we've found so far as to have caused so many road deaths. The Western Highway expected to be closed until the early hours of Thursday morning while investigations continue.
