A grey nomad couple were very lucky to escape largely uninjured after their caravan rolled on the Bruce Highway in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast yesterday afternoon.
The Courier Mail newspaper reports that emergency services rushed to the scene when a car towing a caravan flipped and rolled multiple times, closing the northbound lane of the highway near Nambour.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman told the newspaper that both occupants had got out of the vehicle.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman told the Courier Mail that a man and woman in their 70s, were largely uninjured and in a stable condition and were looked over by paramedics at the scene.
Police attended the scene of the accident on the Bruce Highway. PIC: QPS
The left northbound lane of the Bruce Highway was closed from Parklands for some time.
The cause of the accident is not yet known.
There has been an ever-increasing focus put on safe caravan towing behaviour in recent years in a bid to reduce the number of accidents.
For example, late last year, Victorian police specifically targeted vanners in its week-long Operation Nomad road safety operation.
Swan Hill Highway Patrol Senior Constable, David Healey, said at the time that, unfortunately, caravans and trailers are regularly involved in serious collisions and rollovers.
“While weight can be a contributing factor, more often than not people lack the knowledge and skill for safe towing,” he said. “… we’d certainly rather prevent these collisions than respond to a collision that could have been avoided.”
Caravans and trailers are required to adhere to strict weight limits and must not exceed length and rear overhang limits.
Safe towing tips for caravans and trailers include:
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