safety firegeezer on 23 Apr 2008 09:03 am
Fire Tanker Rollover In Australia
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AN EARLY REPORT FROM THE MELBOURNE HERALD-SUN TELLS:
A Country Fire Authority volunteer is believed to have suffered serious injuries after a fire tanker rolled and collided with a semi-trailor north of Melbourne and then rolled over.
The crash happened on the south-bound lanes of the Hume Fwy at Clonbinane, near Kilmore, about 12.20pm.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said the driver of the fire truck, from the Wallan CFA brigade, was being airlifted to Melbourne with what was believed to be serious injuries. Update: A spokesman for The Alfred hospital said the man was in a serious but stable condition. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Reported from The Age.
