January 2026 has seen three road crashes involving heavy trucks in just one week.
On Monday Jan 5, a single vehicle fatal crash.
On Tuesday Jan 6, truck and five car crash on the Picton Road.
On Wednesday Jan 7, B Double and truck crash on the Hume Highway.
The B Double and truck crash on the Hume Highway on 7 January was the fifth reported truck-truck crash on the Hume Highway in just 53 weeks - one in VIctoria and four in NSW. Regrettably, some of these were fatal crashes.
In addition, he loss of life in road crashes involving articulated trucks (including semitrailers in B Doubles) have shown an increase in NSW over the past five years.
Clearly, measures including track upgrades to get more freight on rail should be seen as an investment in road safety.
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