Dash cam footage has emerged of the terrifying moment a truck carrying an estimated 26,000 litres of alcohol collided with another truck in South Australia on Wednesday morning.
The chilling clip, which aired on Thursday’s Today program, appears to be from the perspective of a refrigeration truck, which was travelling down the left-hand side of the road before the collision.
It seemed the semi trailer, carrying About 13,000 litres of Jim Beam bourbon and 13,000 litres of Canadian Club whisky, had veered onto the right hand side of the road.
Dash cam footage has emerged of the terrifying moment a truck carrying an estimated 26,000 litres of alcohol collided with another truck in South Australia on Wednesday morning
The two semi trailers were reportedly travelling at 100km/h before they hit head-on, forcing the truck carrying alcohol to roll before bursting into flames.
The refrigeration truck swerves into roadside bushes before coming to a halt in front of a tree.
A 42-year-old man from Queensland was transporting the alcoholic load to Melbourne before he crashed just after 2.30am on Dukes Highway.
It seemed the semi trailer, carrying About 13,000 litres of Jim Beam bourbon and 13,000 litres of Canadian Club whisky, had veered onto the right hand side of the road
The two semi trailers were reportedly travelling at 100km/h before they hit head-on, forcing the truck carrying alcohol to roll before bursting into flames
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 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 Adelaide.
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 semi trailer was bound for Melbourne when it struck a refrigeration truck on Dukes Highway just after 2.30am
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 fridge truck driver, a 34-year-old man form Victoria, sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene
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