Police successfully cleared the busy Antill Street and Federal Highway roundabout on Wednesday evening after a heavy tow operator was required to right a toppled semi-trailer at the intersection.
All traffic at the busy intersection was diverted mid-afternoon as a heavy tow truck completed the complicated process of dragging the toppled trailer back onto its wheels safely, and removing it from the intersection.
Then lanes both northbound and southbound were closed intermittently to clean up the debris and the spilled load.
A sudden load shift was seen as the likely cause of the semi-trailer rolling into its side at the Antill Street roundabout early on Wednesday morning.
The northbound semi-trailer was laden with firewood when it teetered and toppled on to its left-hand side as it negotiated the roundabout, heading up Northbourne Avenue, onto the Federal Highway, about 7.30am.
No-one was injured in the incident.
The trailer disconnected and fell onto its side, spilling its firewood onto the verge while the prime mover fortunately remained upright.
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