Another terror crash has occurred recently, involving a truck, claiming the lives of a man and woman. This follows the incident earlier this week where a young father was crushed by a truck while waiting at a traffic light. These 2 crashes have highlighted the need for greater safety on our roads, especially where trucks are concerned. Perthnow.com.au reported on the accident: A MAN and a woman have been killed after a truck ran off a bridge and ploughed into a river at Kangan, in the state’s Pilbara region, early today. Emergency services personnel worked to free the pair after the prime mover careered from the Great Northern Highway, about 1300km north of Perth, about 2am, but nothing could be done to save them. 0Police received a report that the truck had been travelling towards Newman when it smashed through bridge barriers. It was discovered lying upside down in a creek bed at Two Camel Bridge. The cause of the accident is not yet know. Major Crash investigators will travel to the site tomorrow in a bid to determine the exact cause of the crash Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/two-killed-in-pilbara-truck-crash-ng-45f6e1e61ac6efde3a83c2804dfa146c. This follows the tragic incident of the father who was crushed by a truck while innocently stopped at a traffic light.  The driver was on his way home from helping out a friend who had car trouble when he was killed in the freak accident involving a 20 tonne truck.  The accident was caused when the timber load in the truck shifted around a bend causing the heavy vehicle to roll over and onto the other side of the road. News.com.au had more on the story: Crash investigators spent almost eight hours at the scene working to determine the speed of the truck at the time of the accident. The truck driver has undergone mandatory drug and alcohol testing. Crash investigator Stephen Blair said it was one of the worst accidents he’d ever seen. “This rates at the top of the order, to see a horrific thing like this with the vehicle crushed nearly beyond recognition,” Inspector Blair said. “This is a tragic event that’s happened once again on our roads – innocent people have been sitting in their cars and through no fault of their own have been hurt or killed.” Two other cars, including a green Toyota Camry, hit the truck but narrowly escaped being crushed. Occupants of those vehicles were taken to Liverpool Hospital suffering trauma, shock and minor injuries. Insp Blair said the truck’s speed might have been a factor but it was too early to say definitively. “The investigators have received some information, but that has to be verified,” he said. Police initially feared a child was also trapped inside after witness said the car was full of kids toys and a child restraint. The truck, which had filled up with timber at the nearby Moorebank timber yard, was turning left onto the Cumberland Highway, when it tipped over. “It’s hit the median strip then just rolled,” Mark said. A family in a car beside the crushed car hugged each other and cried while watching rescue efforts to lift the container. The truck driver suffered minor injuries, and has been taken to hospital. Diep Nguyen, whose car narrowly missed being crushed, said he thought he was going to die. “When it came falling down, I thought:  ‘I’m gone’,” Mr Nguyen said. He and his wife were waiting at a red light when the accident unfolded in front of them. “It was slow moving (motion),” he said. Sarah Elnoz was hanging the washing on her balcony and witnessed the truck tip over. “I saw it flip, then all you could hear was the car it landed on, it’s horn was going continuously for ages,” she said. “I just thought to myself, ‘oh my God, someone is in that car’.” Ms Elnoz said the stretch of road is notoriously dangerous. “People don’t realise it’s a sharp turn until they’re almost into it… There’s no warning signs either,” she said. Speeding remains the biggest killer on our roads and in NSW speeding causes about 40 per cent of road deaths.  Approximately 177 people die each year in speed-related crashes in NSW and approximately 75 people died in heavy vehicle fatalities last year alone. Hopefully this story will serve as a warning to truckies about the dangers of speeding around curves and the consequences of their actions.