- Two semi trailers collided head-on in South Australia on Wednesday morning
- A truck carrying about 26,000 litres of alcohol collided with a refrigeration truck
- The alcohol truck rolled before catching on fire
- Neither drivers sustained life threatening injuries, one was airlifted to hospital
A truck carrying an estimated 26,000 litres of alcohol rolled and caught fire after it collided head-on with another truck in South Australia on Wednesday morning.
The semi trailer was bound for Melbourne when it struck a refrigeration truck on Dukes Highway just after 2.30am.
About 13,000 litres of Jim Beam bourbon and 13,000 litres of Canadian Club whisky were being transported by a 42-year-old man from Queensland.
A truck carrying an estimated 26,000 litres of alcohol rolled and caught fire after it collided head-on with another truck in South Australia on Wednesday morning
About 13,000 litres of Jim Beam bourbon and 13,000 litres of Canadian Club whisky were being transported by a 42-year-old man from Queensland
The driver escaped the wreckage before being treated on-scene and flown to Flinders Medical Centre where he remained in a stable condition.
The other driver, 34-year-old man from Victoria, sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene.
The incident occurred about 5 kilometres south of Coonalpyn, south-east of Adealide.
The semi trailer was bound for Melbourne when it struck a refrigeration truck on Dukes Highway just after 2.30am
The fridge truck driver, a 34-year-old man form Victoria, sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene
While the refrigeration truck remained relatively unscathed, the front cab of the vehicle carrying alcohol was left completely guttered.
The crash closed the highway to traffic for several hours as emergency services cleared the vehicles from the road.
South Australian police urged drivers to find alternative routes as they planned to use a crane to help remove the truck.
The alcohol vessel driver escaped the wreckage before being treated on-scene and flown to Flinders Medical Centre
The front cab of the vehicle carrying the alcohol was left completely guttered