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Haul truck collision after speeding

TWO truck drivers were fortunate not to be physically injured in after their trucks collided at a Queensland open cut coal mine.

The headboard of the loaded truck hit the tray of the empty truck about a metre or so behind the driver’s cab.

The headboard of the loaded truck hit the tray of the empty truck about a metre or so behind the driver’s cab.

The two dump trucks collided at a haul road T-intersection at the mine. Both trucks were travelling at speed when the collision occurred. The Queensland Coal Mines Inspectorate said significant damage...

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