This morning at approximately 5.00am a utility driven by a 38 year old Nambucca Heads person veered into the path of an oncoming B-Double truck. The driver was killed on impact. The B-Double then careered out of control into a house where the occupants were sleeping at the time. The accident was witnessed by someone having their early morning cuppa in the vicinity. They saw the accident take place. A young person inside the house died in his fathers arms at the scene.
This is a heartfelt plea from a Urunga resident living on the highway. This was recorded by the ABC news team.
Some of the media earlier were reporting the accident with a biased slant towards the truck involved. You can watch these reports here. We all know the trucks are notorious on our roads. In this area they seem to have a particularly nasty attitude and act somewhat like a bunch of renegade cowboy's. There are good and bad truck drivers and I am glad I know some personally, ones who don't drive with an attitude. The town is righteously up in arms about this lack of attention to the Pacific Highway in this area. It will not be swept under the carpet this time. The Local mayor Mr Mark Troy also spoke out about the tragedy.
As well as myself many other friends have been literally terrorized here on the roads of the North Coast of NSW. over the previous years of driving them with children in the vehicles attending sporting events up and down the Pacific Highway. The state of the road itself is deplorable and was long known as the goat track. It was just that, a goat track as the Pacific Highway upgrade was shoved further and further to the back burner in this area.
Now perhaps others will understand after an accident of this magnitude, that something needs to be done to eliminate the heavy vehicles off our roads and get freight back onto the rail system. Stop the carnage of innocent people. This accident would not have been this horrendous if the truck was not on the road, regardless of all of the other circumstances concerning the deadly impact.
A report will be prepared for the very busy coroner.
Image by Mezza - Accident scene in Urunga.
This is a heartfelt plea from a Urunga resident living on the highway. This was recorded by the ABC news team.
Some of the media earlier were reporting the accident with a biased slant towards the truck involved. You can watch these reports here. We all know the trucks are notorious on our roads. In this area they seem to have a particularly nasty attitude and act somewhat like a bunch of renegade cowboy's. There are good and bad truck drivers and I am glad I know some personally, ones who don't drive with an attitude. The town is righteously up in arms about this lack of attention to the Pacific Highway in this area. It will not be swept under the carpet this time. The Local mayor Mr Mark Troy also spoke out about the tragedy.
As well as myself many other friends have been literally terrorized here on the roads of the North Coast of NSW. over the previous years of driving them with children in the vehicles attending sporting events up and down the Pacific Highway. The state of the road itself is deplorable and was long known as the goat track. It was just that, a goat track as the Pacific Highway upgrade was shoved further and further to the back burner in this area.
Now perhaps others will understand after an accident of this magnitude, that something needs to be done to eliminate the heavy vehicles off our roads and get freight back onto the rail system. Stop the carnage of innocent people. This accident would not have been this horrendous if the truck was not on the road, regardless of all of the other circumstances concerning the deadly impact.
A report will be prepared for the very busy coroner.
Image by Mezza - Accident scene in Urunga.
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