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Two truck drivers have died in a catastrophic crash east of Perth. A Volvo prime mover and a Kenworth prime mover, both towing semitrailers, were involved in a head-on collision on the Great Eastern Highway in Meckering about 6.45am Wednesday morning. The crash sparked a massive fire, with one of the trucks reduced to a shell. Firefighters arrived to find the trucks fully engulfed in flames. The fire was contained by 7.08am, and controlled by 7.40am. Both drivers, aged 56 and 33, died at the scene. The highway is closed in both directions, with motorists advised to seek an alternative route.
Emergency services rushed to the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Quellington Road in Meckering, 130km east of Perth, after a refrigerated van collided with a truck towing a container trailer about 6.45am on Wednesday. Ten career and volunteer firefighting teams alongside four paramedic crews spent hours containing the blaze and managing the scene. An emergency rescue helicopter was also dispatched. Fire crews officially left the site just after 11am.
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