23 August 2013

Nothing quite so final as a cement truck

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Police have established a crime scene following a fatal pedestrian collision in Queanbeyan.

Just after 1pm today (Friday 23 August 2013), a woman crossing Monaro Street was hit by a cement truck travelling in a southerly direction.

The elderly woman died at the scene. She is yet to be positively identified and her next of kin notified.

The driver of the truck was taken to Queanbeyan Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.

A number of traffic diversions are in place with Monaro Street between Collett and Crawford Streets being diverted.

Police would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident and who has not yet spoken to investigators.

A report will prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

[Courtesy NSW Police Force]

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EvanJames said :

IrishPete said :

Monaro St runs South-West to North-East. Does that mean the truck traveling in a northerly direction was going sideways?

IP

I was wondering pretty much the same thing, I’ve always figured Monaro st is pretty much East-West.

It gets a bit confusing when police and the media try and give directions. Whenever an accident happens at Gunning we are told that it is “south of Goulburn” or “north of Yass” when it is, in fact, west of Goulburn and east of Yass. Most people regard the Hume as running north-south between Sydney and Melbourne so the media feeds this.

IrishPete said :

Monaro St runs South-West to North-East. Does that mean the truck traveling in a northerly direction was going sideways?

IP

I was wondering pretty much the same thing, I’ve always figured Monaro st is pretty much East-West.

If memory serves me correctly, it was a Monaro Mix concrete truck that killed 2 children playing in a cardboard box in Banks years ago. The driver took a short cut across vacant land where the children were playing. Tragic in both cases. Condolences to the families.

kids playing in a cardboard box in that case. tragic.

Monaro St runs South-West to North-East. Does that mean the truck traveling in a northerly direction was going sideways?

IP

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