Two hour delay at Rip Bridge
Residents travelling over the Rip Bridge on Thursday, December 16, experienced delays of over two hours both ways when a sedan crossed to the wrong side of the road and collided with a truck.
The accident occurred at the beginning of afternoon peak hour at 3:20pm.
The driver of the sedan was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital where he underwent surgery for severe injuries to his arm.
The driver of the truck was taken to Gosford Hospital.
Kaitlin Watts, 17 Dec 2010
Interviewee: Inspector Kath Hawkins, Brisbane Water LAC