BREAKING! Firey Crash Involving Four Trucks On M1 At Halloran

BY IAN CROUCH

A fiery crash involving four trucks is causing major delays on the  M1 Pacific Motorway at Halloran on the Central Coast.

Newcastle Fire Command says a B-Double carrying Woolworths goods was travelling through the roadworks zone heading north just past the Sparks Road overpass at about 2.10am on Wednesday when it crashed into three work trucks that were stopped at the location.

The B-double caught alight with the fire quickly spreading to the other heavy vehicles involved in the crash.

Thankfully no-one has been injured.

The crash closed both sides of the M1 but the southbound lanes re-opened to traffic just after 4am, although there is a traffic queue of 5 kilometres.

Northbound lanes remain closed with diversions in place as firefighting operations continue.

Truck Driver Charged Over Firey Crash On M1

BY IAN CROUCH

Police have now charged a truck driver at the centre of yesterday's firey crash on the M1 at Mooney Mooney which claimed the lives of TWO men.

A B-Double crashed into the back of a Ford utility cars just north of the Mooney Mooney Bridge at about 4.50pm and burst into flames.

4 other cars were involved in the crash, with 5 people taken to hospital.

The 30-year-old truck driver has been charged with a number of offences including two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death.

His licence has been suspended and he's been granted conditional bail to face Gosford Court on August 21.

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