The crash sparked a lengthy salvage effort for emergency services. Photos: Live Traffic NSW
A B-DOUBLE truck has been destroyed after it erupted in flames near Coonabarabran.
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The crash occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning near the intersection of the Newell and Oxley Highways.
The driver, aged in his 40s, managed to flee the wreckage, and was taken by ambulance to Coonabarabran hospital with minor injuries.
The crash sparked a small blaze and forced the closure of the Newell Highway with traffic diverted via Narrabri and Gunnedah on the Oxley and Kamilaroi Highways.