Thread: four police officers killed after being hit by semi-trailer on eastern hwy vic

the Vic Chief of Police said the truck driver had a medical episode.

Originally Posted by Eevo

the Vic Chief of Police said the truck driver had a medical episode.

...and they don't know yet if it occurred pre or post the event.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Let's show some respect and stop speculating.
This tragic event is not a source of entertainment for ghouls.

I agree.
These poor buggers fronted up for work doing a Thankless job and ended up in bodybags, So maybe we should be thinking of Them and their families instead of "Speculating" about How this tragedy happened and leave that to the police to sort out.

Is there a rule in Vic to slow to 40kph when seeing flashing lights ie police cars??

It always scares me when i see those high intensity police lights...from a distance you really can't tell where they actually are and on closing they simply blind your vision.

Really sad situation no matter who's fault it is....

Yes the truck driver had an episode after the accident not before. Most likely in response to a huge adrenalin rush after the event.

How many times do we see this - a truck cleaning up vehicles parked in the breakdown lanes or collecting vehicles stopped at roadworks etc.

Try driving on the M7 in Sydney as see how professional our "professional drivers" are.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Yes the truck driver had an episode after the accident not before.

well they cant rule out before until they have spoken to the truck driver.
in the briefing earlier, the chief said the truck had been in the emergency lane for a bit (didnt state exactly how long) and the truck hit the cars at about 100. im speculating that the driver blacked out beforehand, hence the being in the wrong lane and no braking. could be completely wrong. a tragedy either way

Originally Posted by Eevo

im speculating that the driver blacked out beforehand,

Didn't you read the earlier posts - speculation on the forum is not allowed .

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Didn't you read the earlier posts - speculation on the forum is not allowed .

thats not in the forum rules, its one persons opinion.