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16 November, 2025
Truck finally freed
A B-double truck that went down an embankment in a freak accident in Skipton has finally been freed. The accident happened at about 4.30pm on November 13 near Stewart Park, while the driver was inside a nearby Caltex service station. The grain truck came to rest at the bottom of a billabong on the Glenelg Highway on Thursday afternoon. It was a difficult operation to salvage the truck, with grain having to be siphoned before a rescue could be attempted. The truck was finally freed on Saturday. Police say the driver had gone into the Caltex Service Station when the truck apparently rolled down the hill.
The truck was pulled from the embankment on Saturday.
Grain had to be siphoned from the truck before it was removed.
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