Friday,
26 April 2024
Hay fire closes Midland Highway

TRAFFIC was stopped and diverted for some five hours last Tuesday (April 26) when a semi–trailer loaded with hay caught fire on the Midland Highway at Swanpool at around 11.30am.

Mansfield Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant Rebecca Watkins said the Mansfield cartage company with truck and trailer had loaded with 44 round hay bales at Oxley shortly beforehand and the driver had stopped at the Swanpo...

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