Motorists on the M1 experienced significant peak hour delays on Thursday, November 24, after two trucks crashed at Cowan at around 6 am.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews had to use hydraulic tools to cut one driver free from the wreckage after a pantech and a B-double tanker, carrying combustible oil, collided in the southbound lanes of the M1 near Brooklyn Rd.
The impact trapped the tanker driver inside his vehicle.
Firefighters used a step ladder to reach the truck’s cabin and carry out the delicate, hour-long rescue mission.
Once freed, the driver was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics on-scene.
Source: Media statement, Nov 24, 2022 FRNSW