Truck driver’s miraculous escape after semi-trailer crashes into waterway
An unknown motorist has saved the life of a truck driver who became trapped in water after veering off a Victorian highway and crashing into an irrigation channel.
A dashcam captured the dramatic moment yesterday afternoon on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Moorilim.
The footage shows a wall of water erupting when the vehicle, which was carrying soup, made impact with the water.
According to witness reports, the passing motorist dived into the water and pulled out the trapped 62-year-old trucker to safety.
“He pulled up, sprinted two lanes across highway and jumped into the channel and pulled the driver out. What a legend!”, said Sarah Cody Rawson-Harris on Facebook.
Police and emergency services attended the scene of the incident.
Victoria Police said in a statement, “It is believed a truck travelling along the Goulburn Valley Highway veered off the road just after 1 pm and into a water channel.”
“The driver and sole occupant, a 62-year-old Tatura man, was helped by two passers-by and taken to hospital for observation.”
Police have said the cause of the crash is yet to be determined.