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Truck driver dies on freeway

By Bree Harding

Oct 1, 2025

A truck driver has died after crashing into two parked trucks. Photo by Djembe Archibald

A truck driver has died after crashing into two parked trucks on the Hume Fwy on Wednesday, October 1.

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Police believe the driver lost control of the truck at Wangaratta South before crashing into the other parked vehicles and catching fire just before 5am.

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