Four cops hurt in Toowoomba truck rampage

Four police officers have been injured, two seriously, when an allegedly stolen truck rammed their vehicles on Queensland’s Darling Downs.

May 24, 2023, updated May 22, 2025
A man has been taken into custody after a truck rammed two police vehicles, leaving four police injured.
A man has been taken into custody after a truck rammed two police vehicles, leaving four police injured.

The male truck driver was arrested following the crashes north of Toowoomba on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers were trying to intercept the vehicle in Meringandan when it rammed one police vehicle about 1.30pm.

Two officers were seriously injured, with one taken to hospital in Toowoomba and the other flown to Brisbane.

The vehicle hit two other police cars a short time later in neighbouring Kleinton, with two more officers suffering minor injuries.

Police said the truck then came to a stop and the man was taken into custody.

Police are appealing for CCTV or dashcam video and will speak to the media later in the afternoon.

-AAP

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