The vehicles were carrying 36 people when they collided about 9km southwest of Lismore.
The vehicles were carrying 36 people when they collided on Tregeagle Road in Tregeagle, about 9km southwest of Lismore, just after 5pm.
Multiple emergency services were called to the scene and paramedics treated several people for injuries.A number of defence personnel have been injured after two ADF trucks responding to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred crashed in Northern NSW. The Australian Defence Force said the vehicles were providing assistance to communities affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred at the time of the crash."The welfare of ADF members and their families is a priority and Defence's focus is on supporting those involved."Due to the developing nature of the incident, no further information will be available at this time, however Defence will provide further updates when possible.
"I actually stopped, got out my long lens to have a look, and it was like, 'Holy crap! There's guys all up on the top'," he told" took a couple of shots but then, I'm also an RFS member, so I got out and started going up to see what was going on."Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone.
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