03/03/2024 11:30
Another truck slams into the bridge, causing the container to fall onto the road.
16/02/2024 07:40
I’m stuck on a train at Seddon, there’s been another bridge strike. Bridge inspector ‘on route’ according to the announcement.
14/02/2024 13:30
Yet again a truck has slammed into the bridge with the container flying onto the road.
14/02/2024 11:00
Truck tried to turn down Gamon St and took out a tree. The tree branch crushed a car roof and smashed the windscreen. It's the blokes first car.
12/02/2024 16:15
Motorcyclist has just been hit top of Whitehall/Moreland next to Docklands Cottonmills. Spoke to rider and he seems okay just a bit winded. Ambos attended.
28/12/2023 09:00
Another overheight truck stopped before the bridge, again blocking all inbound traffic.
18/12/2023 05:00
This grain truck almost lost its trailer while dangling over the McNab Ave rail bridge. It seems it was avoiding the low bridge at Napier St and took the recommended detour but then missed a turn. The load spilt onto the tracks stopping freight trains for at least 24 hours. Totally crazy!
14/12/2023 08:30
An overheight truck stopped at the Napier St Bridge causing huge traffic issues. Ended up on the wrong side of the road to allow traffic through while they works for ages to turn it around. Somehow it also took out a sign on the way through.
27/11/2023 08:30
B-Double truck stuck in Yarraville Village!!
24/11/2023 16:00
Overheight truck stuck under the Napier St Bridge, blocking all inbound lanes
16/10/2023 08:20
On Monday at 820am I was struck by a truck at the pedestrian crossing from south to north when the driver in the right westward lane ran a red light. This is the same intersection where in July a traffic light was taken out by a truck injuring a pedestrian. As of Monday morning that traffic light was still not replaced.
16/07/2023 17:00
This guy decided to do some shopping at Coles and then turn down Severn St to get back to Somerville Rd!
14/07/2023 19:00
A truck hit a street light at the intersection of Francis St and Ballarat St and the metal pole crashed down on my partner's head. He suffered multiple serious injuries and is recovering in hospital
23/06/2023 13:45
An A-Double turning from Ballarat Rd into Moore St hit a power pole and traffic lights signal box. This caused a huge blackout in Footscray and Seddon, traffic chaos for hours and the power pole smashed onto the roof of the house.
15/05/2023 15:00
Only three weeks after a sign on the corner of Willy Rd and Geelong St was squashed by a truck, this truck squashed the replacement sign!
08/04/2023 11:00
Another truck hits the Napier St bridge causing the container to fly off the back of the truck and onto the road.
20/02/2023 14:45
Yet another bridge crash, causing 45 minute delays on the Williamstown line.
09/02/2023 09:00
A truck side swiped a car on the corner of Hyde and Napier St and then refused to give his details. Police involved.
14/12/2022 08:30
Truck slams into bridge in morning peak hour
24/08/2022 11:00
A truck breaks down on Somerville Rd near Willy Rd causing trucks to be queued all the way back to the overpass. Traffic was backlogged on Somerville Rd for ages
20/07/2022 07:00
B-double turning left into Somerville Road this morning off Willy Rd blocking the intersection for multiple light changes…
19/07/2022 08:30
B-Double on Somerville Rd
15/07/2022 15:20
B-double off network and breaking school curfew.
14/07/2022 09:15
B-double off network and breaking school curfew.
13/07/2022 17:10
A cyclist is tragically killed following a collision with a truck on Whitehall St.
05/07/2022 15:10
A-double off network on Somerville Rd
04/07/2022 12:20
Just saw a truck running the red light at the pedestrian crossing outside Kingsville Primary School! Plowed on through without a care in the world...
26/06/2022 19:00
B-Double trying to turn into Somerville Road, realises his too long and has to attempt multiple times, taking up 2 lanes of Williamstown Rd and all of Somerville Road.
17/06/2022 10:30
Just missed my car! Truck dragged old dude all the way from Williamstown road turn & spun his car!
03/06/2022 16:15
B Double spotted on Pilgrim St, Seddon, crushing all the signs on the Pilgrim/Albert roundabout.
22/10/2021 00:00
Truck slams into bridge
20/10/2021 21:20
A truck hit the Napier St Bridge.
13/07/2021 17:40
A triple axel tipper has wiped out a power pole, closing Geelong Road during peak hour and causing chaos on nearby local streets.
03/06/2021 10:30
Never a dull moment on Somerville Road. Apparently turning left into Somerville Road in a B-double is okay? It took him about six or seven goes to get around as well as reversing back onto Willy Road.
02/06/2021 09:30
A truck has parked on Somerville Rd blocking half of Severn Street!
26/05/2021 15:00
Another truck has hit the bridge - 3rd in a week - this is insane!
24/05/2021 15:30
Again!
21/05/2021 09:30
Truck slammed into Napier St bridge
30/12/2020 09:45
The front wheel came off this truck, flew along the footpath and then into a front garden before hitting the front of the house.
21/07/2020 05:00
A container fell off a truck on Hopkins Street, waking up a heap of residents, but miraculously not killing anyone.
04/06/2020 09:25
An Over Dimensional curfew breaker ran the school crossing red light in front of the NHVR. The crossing attendant had to step back onto the footpath.
04/06/2020 09:10
Was horrified to watch on as a Burdett's truck U-turned onto the footpath on Somerville Rd during school curfew today, as my 3yo daughter scooted in its path. Luckily she heeded my screams of STOP. Appalling and indescribably dangerous behaviour.
03/06/2020 15:00
A B Double almost ran a man down who was crossing (green walking light was lit up at the Francis St/Williamstown Rd intersection. The pedestrian saw the truck and quickly ran out of the way, the only reason he wasn't hit. Get them off our streets.
28/05/2020 16:00
Absolutely terrifying! A truck failed to see a 12 year old cyclist crossing on the green pedestrian light when turning left into Geelong Rd. The child managed to make an incredibly lucky escape jumping off his bike at the last second. The bike was destroyed.
28/05/2020 08:55
This morning at 8.55am this massive truck ran a red light at the intersection of Willy Rd and Anderson St with kids standing at the intersection waiting to cross to Yarraville West Primary school.
27/05/2020 09:30
This Pacific Petroleum tanker rolled past the Kingsville school crossing this morning with the driver clearly holding his phone while texting.
27/05/2020 09:15
Witnessed a B-Double attempting to turn left onto Somerville Rd from Williamstown Rd before running over the top of the kerb.
27/05/2020 08:50
An eight wheel crane went through the Kingsville Primary amber lights when the kids were about to cross this morning. He was easily doing 50km/h hence why he couldn't stop.
16/12/2019 13:15
Container truck heading east struck the Napier St Bridge. It was able to reverse out after police had stopped traffic
23/10/2019 11:30
3rd truck in less than a week! This time the container fell off.
21/10/2019 07:30
Another bridge crash with the container almost slipping off the truck.
18/10/2019 10:20
Truck hit the bridge.
18/09/2019 09:10
Boral Truck heading west along Francis St, had his indicator on to turn north into Hyde St. I was travelling east, about to turn south onto Hyde towards Spotswood, expecting him to turn north. He did not slow down. He was rushing to beat lights and did not realise he had his indicator on. After starting to turn I had to hit brakes . He missed me by 1m or less. I would have been killed.
14/08/2019 11:45
And another...
14/08/2019 10:00
Nearly saw the most horrific accident on Willy Rd - this truck went over half way through the Anderson St intersection on a red light. A truck was in left lane and he was in right lane - he wasn’t running a red light he didn’t see them. Shuddered to a stop with smoke everywhere just missed a pedestrian and a car coming down Anderson on fully green light, then cut me off to swap lanes 100m further on -FFS!
10/08/2019 10:00
Truck slams into the Napier St Bridge. Suspect it was going over the new 50kmh speed limit!
18/07/2019 10:45
A truck just crashed into the power pole out the front of our house & took out the power. They are doing water works so the one lane out front of the house has B-doubles going past!!
27/06/2019 12:00
A truck took out a corner of the post office/newsagents opposite Hungry Jacks. Lots of people were milling about protecting passers by from the potentially dangerous dangling bits.
14/05/2019 15:15
I was waiting to turn right into Freeman Street with my indicators on. In my rear view mirror I saw the truck speeding towards me and stop just in time. As I turned (once oncoming traffic had passed) the driver of the truck yelled abuse at me from his window as he drove away. I'm not entirely sure what he was saying but he was extremely aggressive and seemed very angry that I been in his way. I was clearly obeying the road rules and doing what is expected to turn right. I believe he was not paying attention and possibly speeding during a truck curfew time along that stretch of road.
14/05/2019 15:00
Yet another truck slams into the Napier St Bridge.
14/05/2019 13:00
Truck carrying dangerous chemicals parked on a footpath near roadworks.
14/05/2019 10:30
Truck stopped outside town hall after realising it probably wasn’t going to fit underneath. Morning peak hour traffic disrupted, with cars banked back over Hyde St for at least one cycle. Truck then slowly backed back across Hyde against the lights and in front of other traffic. I couldn’t watch.
06/05/2019 15:00
Truck hits bridge. Again.
12/03/2019 13:00
Rat running down Irving st to avoid crashing into Napier St Bridge. Must have not seen the no trucks sign at eye level
20/02/2019 16:15
Truck hits the bridge. Only 3 days since the last strike.
17/02/2019 17:00
Over height truck stuck under the Napier St bridge.
05/02/2019 09:15
Another truck hits the bridge.
16/01/2019 09:00
Another truck hits the Napier St bridge.
15/01/2019 09:20
Sigh. Broken down truck turning left into Hyde St at Somerville Rd intersection. Police on scene. Trucks banking up back towards Whitehall St
13/01/2019 15:00
Oversize truck has attempted to go under the Napier St bridge. Avoid the area.
21/12/2018 18:00
Second truck hits the Napier St Bridge in one day.
18/12/2018 22:00
Last night about 10pm I was crossing Buckley St at corner of Nicholson near Uni. Three double tip trucks all the same brand were belting through - one ran the amber light and two full-on red lights. They were speeding and it was seriously over the top. That road is crazy.
12/12/2018 18:20
B-double truck stops on Somerville Rd blocking 1 lane of traffic and the bike path, while driver gets out and goes to McDonalds.
29/11/2018 09:00
A serious accident occured at the corner of Somerville Rd and Hyde St, with a scooter and a truck colliding after the truck driver made a last minute lane change. The scooter driver was knocked unconscious and was rushed to hospital with multiple broken bones. Thankfully the rider is ok and home again, and will hopefully recover fully in time. Please take care out there.
26/11/2018 13:30
Massive log truck seen trying to negotiate its way down Anderson St and through Yarraville Village.
15/10/2018 10:45
Southbound container truck rear-ended a Budget hire truck outside 75 Williamstown Rd, Seddon. No injuries, but driver clearly not paying attention.
01/09/2018 10:00
A truck driver tried to make the turn from Francis street into Hyde street but took out the traffic light in the process. At a busy time on Saturday morning it was lucky no one was standing on the corner. The driver stopped up the road briefly but then just drove off. This isn't the first time this happened. Hyde street is clearly marked as a no truck zone. The truck was obviously trying to take a shortcut with the new detour in place.
10/08/2018 11:00
A B-double illegally turning into Somerville Rd stopping traffic as it drove onto the wrong side of the road trying to turn.
18/07/2018 09:20
2 days in a row (and multiple times since they’ve been installed) I’ve seen trucks going under the bridge in Footscray after they’d triggered the lights to go red and they went through them. I have to go under this bridge multiple times a day on foot and it’s so scary and dangerous.
09/07/2018 13:30
Well those new double traffic lights on Napier St make no difference to the trucks going through as I saw one barrel at the bridge at a hundred miles an hour and still hit the top of his truck on the bridge and he just kept going!
24/06/2018 15:15
Truck hits Napier St bridge causing delays on the Werribee line of up to 25 minutes.
14/06/2018 14:00
This just happened in our electorate. That's Severn St. Trucks now rat running down suburban streets. I then got threatened by the truck driver close to shot for taking the photo.
06/06/2018 14:00
Another container trucks smashed into the Napier St bridge, pushing the container onto the road behind.
04/05/2018 15:45
Just had an angry confrontation with a truckie after I took a photo of him breaking the curfew outside my daughter’s school. Heart is still racing 30 mins later.
23/04/2018 20:00
Saw a massive container truck on Barkley Street, West Footscray. Must have gotten lost and was doing a very complicated u-turn in a street way too narrow for it.
20/04/2018 12:30
Truck slams into the Napier St bridge forcing the container off and onto the road. Road blocked for 2 hours.
11/04/2018 15:30
Truck hits the Napier St Bridge after $1.2 million spent on warnings!
02/04/2018 13:00
Two people taken to hospital after a truck and car collided on the corner of Buckley St and Victoria Street. One of the injured was a pre-school aged child.
16/03/2018 09:50
Today a truck ran a red light as babies & I were crossing. Stuck his finger up. Cnr Francis & Stephen St Yarraville (near child care centre). I have written regarding this dangerous intersection as this is a regular occurrence. There needs - urgently - to be a red light and speed cameras installed before someone is killed.
15/03/2018 15:00
A Chalmers truck crashed into a car on Francis St, Yarraville which then caused the lady to crash into another vehicle. Truck driver then drove off, police tracked him down and now he's denying it.
13/03/2018 09:20
I was run off the road by a road rage truck this morning. I’ve made a complaint to the trucking company but they weren’t very interested. It occurred during curfew hours too
29/11/2017 15:20
Truck got stuck on Napier St
27/11/2017 16:30
Pole shook like crazy, traffic signals damaged, truck canvas ripped, truck drove off towards Footscray CBD!
11/11/2017 22:40
The driver stopped - go out of his truck, hopped into a waiting car and drove off. Truck was there until the next day. Same truck has done this before.
04/09/2017 17:30
Serious collision between 2 motorcyclists and a truck on the cnr of Parker St and Whitehall St. Whitehall southbound was closed during peak hour with traffic diverted down Hyde St.
29/08/2017 06:00
A motor cyclist has been killed after running into a parked truck on the corner of Williamstown Rd and Somerville Rd. R.I.P.
26/07/2017 08:00
A truck slammed into the Napier St bridge knocking the container right across the adjacent footpath. New beams seems to be a complete failure at protecting pedestrians or cyclists!
13/07/2017 20:30
A truck hit the Napier St bridge, delaying trains on the Werribee/Williamstown lines.
30/06/2017 14:10
A woman is killed after being hit by a container truck while crossing Geelong Road.
24/05/2017 17:00
A truck brought down tram powerlines on the corner of Geelong Rd and Droop St causing peak hour gridlock for over 4 hours.
24/04/2017 16:30
A truck gets wedged under the Napier St Bridge throwing peak hour into chaos and delaying trains.
10/03/2017 17:40
A cyclist was tragically killed by a truck as it turned left from Whitehall St into Somerville Rd. The truck driver kept going unaware he had hit anyone.
06/03/2017 08:15
A truck slammed into the Napier St bridge and the container came off behind, colliding into a car. Miraculously no one was killed! Driver was injured, paramedics, police and fire brigade were at the scene. Road was closed as was the train line, causing huge disruptions during peak hour.
27/02/2017 09:14
First truck to hit the Napier St Bridge after the new beams were installed.
18/01/2017 15:30
Truck hits Napier St Bridge
11/11/2016 09:50
Double semi parked in small parking space on Sommerville Road near the pedestrian crossing near Coronation Street. Tail of truck obstructing traffic from Severn Street. I saw the Driver of the truck leaving the Milkbar on Sommerville road and get back into his truck.
07/11/2016 16:00
Someone is going to get killed
07/11/2016 16:00
A container truck heading east on Buckley Street has slammed into the rail bridge outside Maribyrnong Town Hall. The forces has knocked the container off the truck across, the bike lane and onto the footpath. Again its a miracle no one was hurt. It's mind boggling that nothing ever ever gets done about this despite the frequency of trucks striking this bridge.
01/11/2016 09:00
Container truck slams into the Napier St bridge
18/10/2016 00:00
Truck hits Napier St bridge and gets stuck. Traffic backed up.
12/09/2016 11:00
A container truck failed to notice that cars ahead were stopped at Buckley St/Albert St (Footscray) intersection due to traffic on the other side of the lights and rear ended a smaller truck who was then pushed into the back of my car, waiting at lights. Decent amount of damage to all three vehicles and everyone quite shaken, traffic was held up for over 30 minutes while tow trucks and police were did their jobs.
02/08/2016 06:30
Collision between two cars and a truck early in the morning on Buckley Street
08/04/2016 09:00
A double container truck hit the Napier St bridge. One container fell onto the adjacent footpath, once again a miracle nobody was killed. All trains stopped in morning peak and road closed for 90 minutes.
26/03/2016 09:20
This truck was spotted turning left from Francis Street into Roberts Street at around 9.20am today. Francis Street is a strictly no truck zone. Truck drove entire length of Francis Street and turned left into Geelong Road. What are you guy going to do about these errant truck drivers who disobey traffic laws?
09/03/2016 08:50
Truck hits the Napier St bridge causing huge traffic delays, closing down the train line during peak hour.
08/03/2016 09:27
Time of incident: 9:27 Date: 8 March 2016 Truck travelling east along Francis St. Registration number ZQI 700 I have a series of photos showing the truck travelling through the intersection through a red light at approximately 60 kph. The truck made no effort to slow or stop.
03/03/2016 09:24
Three trucks passing along Hyde St at intersection of Sommerville Rd. Two are travelling east towards dock. One is travelling west out of town. All three are runnning the red light. Visible number plate on only one of them: 1GC 876 Two other photos show number plate more clearly and show other two trucks clearly.
26/02/2016 09:42
Picture taken 9.42 AM, Friday 26 February 2016 Truck travelling east along Francis St Yarraville failed to stop for red light Corner of Hyde St and Francis St, Yarraville, along a busy road across a busy bike path, adjacent to flammable liquids storage. Photo taken from footpath. Registration number 1EA9AX Patricks trucking company
01/02/2016 09:30
I was standing with my 4 year old son and our bikes at the somerville/williamstown road intersection waiting on the curb for the pedestrian light to turn green. A truck traveling along williamstown road rushed to turn left onto Somerville rd as the light had just turned red. My son and his bike were standing about 50cms back from the curb and I had to grab him and pull him out of the way as the truck cut the corner by about a meter. The truck driver didn't stop, not sure if he even knew what had happened.
21/01/2016 11:15
Truck hit footscray rail bridge... foots cray road / Napier street.... next to cop shop. No police presence and another trucky had to help him reverse etc. We were driving opposite direction (west) a minute or two after it happened and traffic immediately banked up over 1km. We called footscray police.... no answer. Then we called 000 to ask for traffic assistance etc. This happens EVER week and is absolutely pathetic. How long until someone dies? Apparently someone did a ling time ago....does a death have to occur before trucks at least a decent fine? $500 is a joke and I commend what you guys are doing here. Thanks!
18/11/2015 11:30
Corner of Princes Highway and Millers Road. Truck turning from Francis Street into Millets Road turned on its side. Lost container and damaged lights and electricity pole.
26/10/2015 04:00
A truck lost its load of glass, blocking 2 of the 3 West bound lanes of Geelong Rd at the intersection of Somerville Rd, Kingsville and causing peak hour chaos in the west.
20/10/2015 16:15
Another truck strike at the Napier St rail bridge in Footscray. Thankfully the container didn't come off the truck and it was able to reverse back along Napier St. Officers from Eyewatch - Maribyrnong Police Service Area were on the scene quickly to direct traffic.
09/10/2015 18:00
Yet another truck strikes the Napier Street bridge... Take a look at @VicRoads's Tweet: https://twitter.com/VicRoads/status/652364024600903680?s=01
05/10/2015 18:00
Seems like this truck literally fell apart as it was driving west along Francis Street in Yarraville, just before the intersection with Stephen Street. I'm glad I wasn't driving behind it! Traffic was slowed a bit, but most cars and trucks were still able to get past in the left hand lane. I saw one tanker pass on the right of the broken down truck, which involved it driving on the wrong side of the road towards oncoming traffic. Not sure why, perhaps it wouldn't fit on the left.
05/10/2015 17:45
Container has come off the back a truck near the corner of Francis Street and Stephens street Yarraville. No police or Vic Roads present; only a tow truck. The Skel has come apart and the container ended up on the road. Refer to photo and video. Who is at fault here? Will they ground all container movement until they find out the cause?
01/10/2015 17:40
Another truck hits the Napier St bridge causing peak hour chaos with blocked roads and major delays for the Werribee and Williamstown train lines.
24/08/2015 00:33
A truck hit the Napier St rail overpass. Westbound traffic is blocked and police set up a local detour.
18/08/2015 08:47
Another truck too tall, reversing with his 3 containers into traffic with one hand while focusing on keeping his cigarette in hand.
23/07/2015 09:45
A container truck crashes into the Napier St bridge
21/04/2015 01:30
A truck carrying cars hit the Napier St bridge sending two cars crashing onto the road below. Imagine if this had happened at a busy time during the day.
13/04/2015 08:00
I was waiting at the lights on Wembley Ave so that I could turn right onto Francis Street. I got the green light but waited a few second before I started to drive. I am so glad I did because 2 trucks from each direction on Francis Street ran the red light. If I had of driven off when I should have I would not be here today. I make it a habit of always waiting a few seconds before I drive off because 99% of the time trucks run red lights. You can see by the speed they are travelling at that they have no intention of slowing down.
30/03/2015 13:30
My partner saw a truck drive into a power pole on Francis street. So scared. He had to drive around it as it was exploding electricity. That explains mini outage that occurred at home in Wefo!
23/03/2015 15:30
My 15 year old son was riding his bike home from school and was run over by a truck on sunshine rd as he was coming around the corner approaching Geelong rd where the new bunnings is being built. The truck passed him and turned too sharply, his tray actually went over the curb. The back end of the truck hit my sons shoulder which pushed him away from the truck and then his leg and bike went under the wheel. The truck was stopped 2 ks down the road because a car saw that he was dragging something under his truck, it was my sons bike. My sons right leg received serious injuries, all the bones were broken and his leg was de-gloved. He is so lucky to be alive and to also still have his leg. Something needs to happen before a child or adult is actually killed.
16/03/2015 14:45
Semi-trailer attempting a turn from Albert St, Seddon into Charles St. Heavens knows what it was doing in Albert St in the first place. To get to that spot would have meant negotiating a lot of tight turns on small back streets.
28/01/2015 18:45
Container truck travelling west on Napier Street exceeds 4.0m height limit and strikes railway bridge. Williamstown and Werribee lines disrupted until bridge can be checked for faults by Metro. Must make 30+ bridge strikes in the last 4 years!
18/11/2014 08:30
Another truck hits the Napier St bridge, the second time in 4 days and again during peak hour. All lanes were closed westbound at Hyde Street. The truck’s roof peeled off during the collision, which left it wedged under the bridge. This caused both traffic and train delays.
16/11/2014 10:15
Truck crash at Moreland Street exit from Footscray Rd, causing damage to an electricity pole and the vehicle. The jack-knifed position of the truck and the ensuing emergency repairs to the power infrastructure, caused the road to be closed for an extended period.
14/11/2014 07:30
Another truck hits the railway bridge on Napier St in morning peak hour causing major delays for the Williamstown and Werribee train lines.
06/10/2014 08:00
A container truck was spotted driving along Charles St Seddon. It then turned left into Victoria St. There was roadworks happening on the left hand side with only enough room for cars so the truck proceeded to drive on the wrong side of the road for half the length of Victoria St!
29/09/2014 13:00
A B Double spotted driving through Seddon shops.
22/08/2014 00:00
A truck is seen regularly parking overnight in both Finlay St Yarraville and the tennis courts at Cruikshank park. One night it took out some power lines in Finlay Street.
14/08/2014 09:00
A truck speeding down Francis Street ran into an electricity pole, bringing down the pole and surrounding power and utility lines. This caused chaos on surrounding streets for around 3 hours while they fixed it. Hundreds of B Doubles were seen driving down Somerville Rd.
10/07/2014 15:20
Container truck spotted driving down Anderson Street through Yarraville village.
22/05/2014 00:00
Another truck hits the railway bridge at the end of Footscray road. Container lying on the ground.
21/05/2014 16:00
This afternoon I was involved in a car accident on Francis Street in Yarraville. A truck hit me from behind as I was turning and pushed me onto oncoming traffic where I almost got hit again by another truck. My car is a write off
14/05/2014 08:45
At 8.45 this morning I was sitting on Williamstown Road (heading towards Footscray direction) at the lights to turn left into Francis Street. A huge truck was in the next lane to my right with its indicator on to also turn left. I saw what it was about to do so remained stationary and let it turn first. He didn’t leave enough room and swiped the front right corner of my car taking bumper, wing mirror etc off. The driver did stop but never once said sorry or accepted blame!! In fact all he said was “didn’t you see my indicator” in which I replied “yes which is why I stayed still, but that doesn’t give you the right to take my car (and potentially me and my 7 month old that was in the car) with you when you turned!”.
24/04/2014 15:30
A truck ran off the road on Shepherds Bridge. The truck driver said he swerved to miss a car! Lucky there it wasn't peak hour as there would have been cyclists on the bike path
16/04/2014 00:00
An oversized truck got jammed under the Victoria St rail bridge when it tried to drive under it.
02/04/2014 16:00
Corner of Whitehall and Francis Street, a truck was cut off by a car making a right turn from a straight through lane and to avoid a collision with the car he swerved causing his truck to jack knife causing damage to his truck and trailer.
13/03/2014 09:00
On 13 March 2014 I was nearly killed by a truck. I was at a pedestrian crossing waiting for the lights to change so I could cross Francis Street. Eventually the lights went orange and then red. Just as they were changing to red, a tanker truck barreled through the crossing. But that wasn’t the truck that nearly killed me. The one that nearly killed me was the truck that followed the first through the red light several seconds later. It’s lucky I was paying attention and it’s lucky that I didn’t have an impatient child with me. I was incredibly shaken, but was even more angry. It’s not okay that these huge vehicles are on residential streets. It’s not okay that they are driving so fast that they can’t stop safely. It’s not okay that they run red lights. And it will definitely not be okay if someone is killed. The trucks on our streets are an accident waiting to happen.
04/03/2014 15:00
On Somerville Rd near Powell St, Yarraville, a container had its cargo of massive paper rolls burst through the container and slam into the back of the truck cabin. Lucky the cabin stopped the roll coming right out. There were 2 guys with pulleys and chains struggling to move it.
04/03/2014 00:00
A container truck crashed into the railway bridge on Napier Street outside the Maribyrnong Town Hall. The container fell off onto the road. So lucky there wasn't a cyclist there at the time!
25/02/2014 00:00
A truck was spotted turning from Hobbs St into Grieg St Seddon, side swiping parked cars and blocking the road for over an hour
06/01/2014 15:00
A truck was driving recklessly on Francis Street, Yarraville. The truck driver was on the left side driving beside me honking while he/she was approaching a parked car – like playing chicken. He should know he’s not supposed to pass on the left – especially a truck. I would’ve had to slam on the breaks to let the long truck get past me. This was just after the intersection of Williamstown Road and Francis Street in Yarraville heading towards Millers Road. After the truck got behind me the driver started to tailgate me – very dangerously close. I couldn’t even stop in front of my house. When I was able to stop and the truck went past I got the registration number at the back. The driver then swerved into the left lane again – tree branches were going everywhere and swerving back again into the right lane. I think he was doing the same thing to another driver.
22/12/2013 15:00
A trucks hits the Napier Street bridge
16/12/2013 00:00
A truck took out power pole and transformer in Whitehall St in front of Fernwood gym. Part of Whitehall Street was closed until the power lines were made safe.
06/11/2013 09:00
Truck seen speeding through a red light at the Kingsville School Primary crossing on Somerville Rd.
24/10/2013 15:25
A truck really struggled to stop at the school crossing outside Kingsville Primary School at school pick up time. It only just managed to stop, right on the crossing.
10/09/2013 17:40
A B double crashed on the corner of Moore St and Ballarat Rd. Ambulance was present. Seven lanes at the intersection were blocked and traffic was banked up to Kensington.
17/07/2013 18:00
A truck knocked an electricity transformer off a lamp post on the corner of Hughes and Francis Streets, Yarraville and didn't stop. The transformer was knocked to the ground and was leaking fluid into the gutter. These transformers often carry extremely toxic chemical's, old ones have PCB's which are highly dangerous and a banned substance in many countries. There was a toxics clean up truck there for sometime
11/07/2013 22:00
An oversized truck took down power lines and a power pole near the corner of Cecil Street and Williamstown Road at around 9pm. This caused the power to be out for hundreds of homes in Yarraville for 5 hours.
27/06/2013 06:00
A B-Double’s brake’s compressed air pipe snapped which caused all of its wheels to lock up. Somehow the truck ended up perpendicular across Francis Street and there was only just enough room for the cars to go around it. It was down near the level crossing towards Geelong Rd where there are no street lights and it was still dark. A car driving along didn’t see it in time and ran right into it smashing the front of the car and the windscreen and writing off the car. The driver was bruised and shaken but luckily ok.
18/06/2012 22:00
A truck rolled onto its side landing on the footpath at the corner of Moore Street and Ballarat Road. This occurred because the driver was trying to avoid a car that was making the same turn on the inside lane. When the truck rolled it collided with a power pole bringing down live wires over the truck and the road. After emergency services freed the uninjured but shaken driver, he commented that he did not like having to drive these size trucks on residential streets but this route is the one VicRoads advise they use. Other truck drivers at the scene said it was only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed.
