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UPDATE 4.50PM: The Bruce Highway remains blocked in both directions after a two truck crash.
A Queensland Police Services spokesman confirmed both lanes were blocked just north of the Waverley Creek rest area, with no indication of when the road would reopen.
INITIAL: Emergency services are responding to reports two trucks have collided on the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Mackay.
Three Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews as well as Queensland Ambulance, Queensland Police and a Marlborough SES crew are responding to the scene at St Lawrence, north of the Waverley Creek rest area.
The incident occurred just after 3pm and the first crew on scene reported one semi had jack-knifed in the middle of the road.
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UPDATE 8.15AM: Police are investigating a serious crash near Calen which left a woman with life-threatening injuries. About 2am Sunday, a Toyota Landcruiser travelling on the Bruce Highway near the intersection with McDermotts Road failed to navigate a bend and travelled off the roadway. The vehicle struck the driveway of a property before rolling. The 28-year-old female driver and sole occupant of the vehicle received life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash. She was flown to the Townsville Hospital for treatment where she remains in a critical, but stable condition. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.