Two dead after truck collision sparks massive blaze

Two men have died in a catastrophic truck crash after a fuel tanker and another heavy vehicle burst into flames on a major highway.

Emergency services attended the D’Aguilar Highway at Nukku, north-west of Brisbane, before 6am on Thursday after reports the tanker and a heavy rigid transport truck were involved in a head-on smash.

Both drivers – men aged in their 30s and 50s respectively – sustained critical injuries and were treated by paramedics, but died at the scene.

Reports have suggested the vehicles burst into “incredible flames” upon the collision.

Up to 13 fire crews attended the scene.

Three crews were still working on the scene on Thursday afternoon, with the highway expected to be closed for hours.

“Both the trucks were well-involved in flames,” a Queensland Fire Department spokesman said.

Police made an emergency declaration following the crash.

A one-kilometre exclusion zone boundary has been established, encompassing the D’Aguilar Highway, the northern end of Nukku Road and southern end of Nukku Boundary Road.