Truck driver freed after Lloyd road rail bridge crash in West Melbourne - The Age

The truck against the rail bridge in West Melbourne. photo: Eddie Jim

Firefighters took almost three hours to free a girl who changed into trapped in her truck after crashing into a rail bridge in West Melbourne.

The lady's truck slammed into the Lloyd highway rail bridge about 7.20am on Friday.

Senior Sergeant John Mason referred to it seemed the fifty four-year-historical start driver veered to the correct as she approached the bridge, might be as a result of she realised her truck became too excessive. She then collided with a concrete pillar.  

fire crews frantically try to free the trapped truck driver. picture: Eddie Jim

Emergency capabilities frantically tried to free the woman, who turned into conscious, but stuck within the truck's cabin by means of her arm.

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Her son arrived at the scene quickly after the crash and watched on as firefighters conducted the gentle operation to free his mom from the wreckage. 

Firefighters constructed a picket bolster to prevent the carriage of the truck from tipping over as they set about dismantling a part of the cabin.

The truck against the Lloyd street rail bridge. image: @JimmyTraffic

The girl become taken to the Royal Melbourne health center in a serious but reliable condition after finally being freed about 10am.

Ambulance Victoria team supervisor Alan Eade stated it was extremely fortunate the girl became not more severely injured. 

She suffered accidents to her head, chest, pelvis and legs and became taken to the Royal Melbourne health facility.

Senior Sergeant Mason stated the police investigation would accept as true with the adequacy of indications that warned in regards to the top of the bridge, including a sign about one hundred metres away near the intersection with Dynon road.

It became uncertain if the motive force was below the impact of drugs or alcohol, he stated.

Metropolitan hearth Bridge assistant chief officer Martin Braid observed the complicated operation took some time.

"We're presently within the procedure of dismantling the automobile so as to get the motive force of that lorry extricated," he noted at about 9.30am.

"we have now got issues about how entrapped that driver is ... it's a very advanced and onerous project to release this driver."

As of 1.30pm Friday, the scene had been cleared and the road re-opened to site visitors.

anybody who may have witnessed the incident is advised to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or publish a private crime record at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au