{"id":952750,"date":"2026-11-04T21:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952750\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:48:21","slug":"two-men-dead-after-trucks-collide-on-great-eastern-highway-near-meckering-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952750\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men dead after trucks collide on Great Eastern Highway near Meckering, WA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Truck drivers have been killed in a catastrophic head-on collision<\/a> that sparked a fire on a regional highway on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Two prime movers \u2014 one a white Volvo and the other a red and white Kenworth \u2014 towing semi-trailers crashed on Great Eastern Hwy near Quellington Rd, 130km east of Perth in Meckering<\/a>, about 6.45am, WA<\/a> Police said.<\/p>\n

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Four paramedic crews raced to the scene under priority one, St John Ambulance told 7NEWS.com.au.<\/p>\n

Tragically, the 56-year-old male Volvo driver and the 33-year-old man behind the wheel of the Kenworth were critically injured and could not be saved.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a tragedy, and it\u2019s a tragedy that occurs far too often in our industry,\u201d Transport Workers Union WA assistant secretary Shane O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n

The two trucks were found fully engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n

It took firefighters about an hour to get control of the blaze, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services told 7NEWS.com.au.<\/p>\n

They worked with other emergency service personnel to control the scene and confirmed no hazardous materials were onboard either of the trucks involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure it was very confronting,\u201d WA Police Minister Reece Whitby said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur volunteers and community members do an amazing job and my thoughts are with those first responders who witnessed a very serious and horrific scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TwoTwo trucks been found ablaze after colliding along the Great Eastern Hwy in Meckering, east of Perth, on Wednesday morning. Credit: 7NEWS\"It\u2019sIt\u2019s understood two people have been critically injured in the crash. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Other motorists sounded the alarm about the morning crash with calls to triple-0.<\/p>\n

Footage from the scene showed firefighters examining the smouldering wreckage.<\/p>\n

The trailer of one truck could be seen perpendicular to the road, which the blaze had left charred and gutted the trailer of the second truck.<\/p>\n

A stretch of Great Eastern Hwy remains closed and motorists have been urged to seek alternate routes.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien said transport is, statistically, the most dangerous industry in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn average a transport worker will die at work every week in this country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

WA Police\u2019s<\/a> Major Crash Unit have travelled to the scene and launched investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information or video relating to the crash should contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

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