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Here’s a report and photos of a car/log truck collision in NZ

Pete/Paul. Incident: 521 – Ford Telstar ran up rear of stems unit.
Driver: 521 Bill G.
Location of accident: Goudies Road , approx 2 Km south from Burn Rd intersection.
What happened: An idiot driving a Telstar TX5 was travelling at what appears to be excessive speed ran up the rear of 521. Two overhanging stems passed through the windscreen and out the rear window, missing the three occupants of the car. The car travelled 7 meters up the logs before hitting the rear bumper of the truck with such force that the car was jammed under the bumper and suspended off the ground by the two logs. The occupants of the car jumped out onto the road. The driver of 521 was unaware of the incident and continued on his journey along Goudies for 2.8 kms and down Pukapuka Road for a further 3.4Kms. 655 RFH stems unit was travelling up Pukapuka empty. 521 slowed to pass. In doing so the dust reduced to the stage where Bill saw a part of the car’s front bumper in his rear vision mirror. He asked Jimmy (on R/T) what was behind him. Jimmy advise a car was hanging off the stems unit. On inspection the found no passengers in the car. Bill left the truck and went with Jimmy to locate the driver etc. They found them on the side of the road near to the scene of the collision on Goudies Rd. (The ambulance and police arrived)

Details – 521:

Mack tractor with stems dolly.
Loaded 32 stems ex Harley 15 for the K.P.P.
Gross weight 86 tonne
V.I. issued 5 December 2001.
Markings: Well marked with pink fluoro paint (5 extremely well
marked with 2 others)
Stem overhang: max log 8m
Stems hit 7m

Cause:

Excessive speed after leaving the seal and not slowing to dusty conditions. Driver of car stated he was familiar with the Road and stems trucks. Also stated he was travelling in light dust but did not think a truck was ahead of him even when he drove into thick dust. States he applied the brakes and when he saw the truck he looked at his speedo and was travelling at 80 kph.

THIS TIME THE TRUCKIE WAS NOT AT FAULT.