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Man Dies in Truck Collision in Bridgetown, Police Seek Witnesses
A man has died following a truck crash in Bridgetown, prompting authorities to appeal for public assistance. The incident occurred on 9 June 2025 on the South Western Highway, when a red Kenworth truck left the road and collided with the Bridgetown Road Bridge near the Brockman Highway intersection. Police confirmed the 55-year-old male truck driver died at the scene. Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section are urging anyone with inf…
Passion runs deep for long-time truckie
Now aged 50, Mark Chapman began his trucking career when he was just 20. Image: Alf Wilson When Big Rigs saw driver Mark Chapman at the Port Access Road breakdown pad in Townsville, he was checking over his load of fertiliser. Mark was driving a Kenworth T909 for United Bulk Haulage which is based at Mackay, about 390km south along the Bruce Highway. “I have travelled from Phosphate Hill Mine out west,” Mark said. The 50-year-old truckie has bee…
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