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Loose batts cause M1 mayhem

Ben Dillaway | August 12th, 2010

A DRIVER who caused mayhem on the M1 at Oxenford this afternoon when his load of insulation batts came loose is being sought by police.

Police said the driver failed to stop after his unsecured load caused an accident in which a truck missed a scooter rider by millimetres and a ute caught fire after it was run over by another truck.

The drama started about 1pm when the southbound ute lost its

load of batts under the overpass at the exit 57.

''A poor scooter rider rode straight into the mess and came off,'' said sen

ior constable Gabriel Jose.

''He's fortunate he didn't get run over and killed,'' he said.

''Vehicles were trying to avoid running him over and one van ran into the back of a utility which pushed it underneath a semi trailer which then caught fire.''

One person was taken to hospital by ambulance with a broken arm while the scooter rider refused transport.

Sen-Con Jose said it was 'a total fluke' no one was killed or seriously injured.

''It could have been a lot worse than what it was,'' he said.

Police are viewing Main Roads cameras to track down the

driver whose unsecured load caused the accident.

''When we find him we will be charging him,'' said Sen-Con Jose.