Giustizia · Meckering truck crashMeckering truck crash: Two drivers killed in fiery head-on collisionScritto 5 novembre 2026 alle ore 00:05 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:07Two truck drivers died after their vehicles collided head on and caught fire.0:12The crash closed Great Eastern Highway and brought nine firefighting crews to the0:17scene.0:17Investigators are trying to find out what brought the trucks into each other's path.0:21Meckering sits about thirteen Ingemenine from Perth in Western Australia's0:27Wheat Belt.0:28Police placed the collision on Great Eastern Highway, near Quellington Road.0:33It happened on Wednesday, November fourth, twenty twenty-six.0:38A fifty-six-year-old man drove the white Volvo prime mover, the cab pulling a0:43semi-trailer.0:44A thirty-three-year-old man drove the red and white Kenworth, also towing a0:49semi-trailer.0:50Police say the trucks were traveling in opposite directions.0:53Both men suffered critical injuries, and died at the scene.0:57The trucks collided at about six forty-five in the morning.1:00Around seven, firefighters arrived to find both vehicles engulfed in flames.1:06Volunteer and career crews were sent to tackle the fire.1:09Nine firefighting crews were dispatched, along with four ambulance crews.1:14An emergency helicopter was sent to.1:17Charred, mangled wreckage lay across the highway as firefighters hosed1:23it down.1:24One vehicle was a refrigerated truck, and the other towed a container trailer.1:29A large patch of ground beside the road was scorched.1:32Police cars and fire trucks lined the road near the wreckage.1:36While traffic banked up nearby, the fire was reportedly extinguished.1:41Great Eastern Highway was closed near Quellington Road, and drivers were advised to1:46find another route on November fourth.1:48A reopening time hasn't been confirmed.1:51Main Roads WA's travel map carries current road information.1:56Police haven't said why the trucks collided.1:59Officers from the major crash investigation section are examining the circumstances2:04and seeking witnesses and footage.2:06Police are asking anyone with information to contact crime stoppers on on hundred2:12three thirty-three thousand.2:13They're also seeking dash cam or mobile phone footage relating to the collision.2:18Their appeal provides a channel to upload that footage directly to investigators.2:23Road trauma support.2:25WA offers support to people affected by a road crash on thirteen hundred zero four2:31eight one four.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDex
