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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FOR 54-YEAR-OLD TRUCKIE

A 54-year-old truck driver is recovering in Coffs Harbour hospital after he miraculously escaped serious injury, when his truck crashed on the Pacific Highway at around 2.30 this morning.

The semi-trailer crashed through a railing at the intersection of the Pacific Highway and Sawtell road.

It then ploughed more than 100 metres through thick bush, bringing down trees before plunging down a six metres high embankment.

The mangled remains of the cabin finally coming to rest in a creek bed.

The driver escaped the incident with relatively minor injuries and is now in a stable condition.

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