A nightmare unfolded on the M1 Princes Motorway Wednesday night when two massive trucks collided, sending one driver flying onto the pavement and coating the highway in thousands of litres of thick, sticky molasses. Emergency crews racing to the scene near Kanahooka Road just after 10 p.m. found chaos. One truck's cabin was mangled beyond recognition. A driver lay on the road, thrown from his vehicle. And everywhere—molasses. The sweet, syrupy liquid had turned the motorway into a sticky mess. "We arrived within eight minutes and were confronted with severe damage to both vehicles," Acting Sup

A nightmare unfolded on the M1 Princes Motorway Wednesday night when two massive trucks collided, sending one driver flying onto the pavement and coating the highway in thousands of litres of thick, sticky molasses.

Emergency crews racing to the scene near Kanahooka Road just after 10 p.m. found chaos. One truck's cabin was mangled beyond recognition. A driver lay on the road, thrown from his vehicle. And everywhere—molasses. The sweet, syrupy liquid had turned the motorway into a sticky mess.

"We arrived within eight minutes and were confronted with severe damage to both vehicles," Acting Superintendent Kevin Smith said, calling it "a serious and complex situation."

Paramedics airlifted the B-double driver to St George Hospital with serious injuries. He's now stable. The second driver, from the rigid truck carrying the molasses, was rushed by ambulance to the same hospital in serious condition. Police will test him as part of their investigation into what went wrong.

But saving the drivers was just the beginning. The real headache? Cleaning up an entire highway covered in molasses.

The thick syrup doesn't just wipe away. It's sticky, gooey, and clings to everything. Private contractors spent hours scrubbing the roadway while traffic backed up for kilometers. One northbound lane finally reopened, but the cleanup continues.

The crash caused the traffic on the motorway for several hours.

Police blocked off the crash site and brought in specialist investigators to piece together how two trucks ended up in such a devastating collision.

Motorists are being told to avoid the area entirely and use the Princes Highway instead. Southbound traffic keeps stopping as crews work. Delays are expected straight through Thursday morning.

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