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Title: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: weeds on October 01, 2013, 01:16:44 PM
...i cannot tell if its north or southbound

(http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4990952-3x2-940x627.jpg)
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: D4D on October 01, 2013, 01:19:34 PM
Bugger, just as well it was a truck travelling behind and not a car...
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Red Dog 4x4 on October 01, 2013, 01:23:16 PM
Southbound, happened about 9:30 the hi-way is closed and they are diverting traffic, The truck that hit it, the driver suffered a back injury.

Would have made a nice mess of hydraulic oil everywhere...     
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: scarps on October 01, 2013, 01:29:03 PM
W T F?  Someone want to explain theory on this one?
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Clouty on October 01, 2013, 01:54:08 PM
Whoops.. Don't tell boss.. ;D
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Spada on October 01, 2013, 02:36:45 PM
Quote from: scarps on October 01, 2013, 01:29:03 PM
W T F?  Someone want to explain theory on this one?

Tipper wasn't fully down
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Bird on October 01, 2013, 03:15:02 PM
Quote from: scarps on October 01, 2013, 01:29:03 PM
W T F?  Someone want to explain theory on this one?
The truck hit a bridge.
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 01, 2013, 04:24:10 PM
The old tipper would make a good base to build a camper trailer or 2. (nice high sides)
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: shaned on October 01, 2013, 04:35:07 PM
We where discussing this today at work, body's just don't up by them selves, the PTO has to be engaged (why on a freeway?) and making lots of noise as well as lever in the up position with the rear trailer selected (believed to be second trailer in a B double set), again, why on a freeway?
Another line of thought was that both body's where left partially up over night, that is common, so rain doesn't puddle up in the body, and the driver drove off forgetting they where up, as he was driving the oil bleeds out of the ram on the front body and feeds the ram in the second body making it higher, either way I can't help think this was massive driver error, and as for second truck, that driver has sustained injuries and that's unfortunate, however, is he also BLIND???? how could he not see and work out things aren't right?? massive fail there too.
Engineers will now  have to inspect the bridge for structural damage.

This oversight by the driver is gunna be expensive
Title: Re: oops at anzac ave overpass QLD
Post by: Rumpig on October 01, 2013, 04:38:41 PM
Quote from: Red Dog 4x4 on October 01, 2013, 01:23:16 PM
The truck that hit it, the driver suffered a back injury.
   
if that's all he suffered he's a very lucky man. was discussing this at work today when we saw the pic originally, and wondered where the drivers legs were in relation to anything that got pushed back from the engine bay of his rig.