AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2009
NSW: F3 reopened after crews retrieve truck
SYDNEY, April 23 AAP - The F3 Freeway has reopened after crews retrieved a truck which
crashed off the roadway, the Road and Traffic Authority (RTA) says.
A 40-year-old truckie was killed when his B-Double crashed off the freeway, plunging
80m down a ravine about 11.30am (AEST) on Tuesday causing traffic chaos on the freeway
near Wahroonga, north of Sydney.
Both truck trailers and the prime mover were retrieved from the bottom of the embankment
by 4am (AEST) on Thursday and the freeway reopened at 6am (AEST), an RTA spokesman said.
"The truck and its load have been removed and the freeway is open in both directions," he said.
Forensic examinations will be carried out on Thursday.
Motorists reported spending 90 minutes travelling three kilometres to pass the crash
scene on Tuesday.
AAP krc/evt/ldj
KEYWORD: TRUCK UPDATE
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