Man killed, two others injured, after loose caravan tyre appears to cause major crash on Bruce Hwy
A man is dead, and two others have been injured, in a crash involving a caravan, truck and ute on the Bruce Hwy, north of Brisbane.
It is the second fatal crash on the highway in four days, after three people died when a bus and caravan collided head-on at Gumlu, south of Townsville, on Sunday.
Thursday’s fatal crash — which appears to have occurred after a tyre came loose from a caravan under tow — happened at Bauple, near Gympie, about 12.25pm, closing the highway in both directions.
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But he was declared dead at the scene.
Two other people were taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.
Police say the crash, believed to have been caused by a tyre having come loose from a caravan, was “horrific”.
“A wheel has fallen from a caravan which has caused an obstruction on the road. As a result, the other two vehicles have collided,” officer Matt Swan told 7NEWS.
“(It is a) pretty horrific crash.”
Motorists are urged to avoid the area, or expect long delays.
