Overview
- Police say the heavy vehicle lost control before striking two parked trucks near the Glenrowan rest stops just before 5am Wednesday.
- The crashed truck caught fire and the sole driver died at the scene; the two sleeping occupants of the parked trucks were unharmed.
- The victim has not yet been formally identified as investigators and firefighters continue to work at the site.
- Detectives are seeking witnesses along the Hume Freeway corridor, including dashcam or CCTV footage.
- Traffic listings showed no closures or major delays in the area during the response.