Another Bruce Hwy caravan roll-over
Tandem axle caravan flips after overtaking truck on notorious Queensland roadQueensland's Bruce Highway has again been the scene of a dramatic caravan accident, with Clayton's Towing posting images this week of the aftermath of a caravan roll-over along the notorious bitumen road.
According to reports, a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV was towing a large, tandem axle touring caravan, south-bound on a stretch of Bruce Highway near Pomona, before the jack-knife occurred. The over-turned caravan blocked traffic for hours while emergency services helped clear the road.
While the Nambour, Queensland-based towing business didn't publicly comment on the incident, Crystal Bosworth said on the Clayton's Towing Facebook page, that she witnessed the crash following in another vehicle, while overtaking a large truck.
"I was behind this caravan and we were both overtaking the semi truck," Bosworth said. ""The caravan got the speed wobbles as they were overtaking the semi, as they cleared through the semi the caravans wobbles got worse and it flipped.
"There was a lot of wind on the road and I'm sure the wind passing through the semi didn't help them plus speed. Everyone was fine including the caravan owners.
"They will be learning the hardest lesson of what speed they were traveling, we should give them a break," she continued. "As the semi and myself had to act fast and quick to stop safely, I'm not mad at them so nobody else should be. I'm glad they are okay and no one was injured."
She went on to offer some advice to other caravanners who might face a similar situation in the future.
"All that was required to avoid this accident was for the caravan driver to apply the brake override on the van and continue accelerating in the car," she said.
"This obviously puts the van in a situation where it is pulling back against the car and will result in it pulling in straight and the wobbles to stop."
Caravan roll-overs are a regular occurrence on Queensland's Bruce Highway, with Clayton's Towing owner Mike Clayton recently telling the ABC that his tow truck business "was responding to caravan accidents every few days".
"We do see a fair few caravan accidents, and they cause absolute mayhem because they smash into a thousand pieces," he said. "They cause highway blockages, they just totally destroy themselves.
"They're not always new to it — we've had experienced caravanners or people who have driven B-doubles their whole life, then jumped in a caravan and rolled over."
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