Tamworth crash: Off-duty RFS volunteer rushes to help pregnant woman in Scott Road accident at Goonoo Goonoo Road intersection

But the Scott Road resident told the Leader he doesn't feel like a hero after helping direct traffic around the Goonoo Goonoo smash.

"I just do what I do really, try to help people," Mr Jones said.

"That's the Australian way, if we help one another we're right."

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An Ambulance NSW spokesperson said six crews were sent to the scene from 5.30pm on Thursday.

The pregnant 31-year-old female driver of a small hatchback was taken to Tamworth hospital as a precaution, the spokesperson said.

The truck driver was not injured in the crash, but police were called to the scene.

The crash shut the road for sometime, before the car was towed away.

Police are investigating if the car collided with the truck that was already turning onto Goonoo Goonoo Road.

Mr Jones said he was out the back of his house, which sits on the Scott Road corner, when the accident happened.

"I was out the back doing a bit of gardening," he said.

"It sounded like a big bang, like something crushed."

The RFS volunteer kicked in to gear. While his fiance Katrina Jones called for an ambulance, Mr Jones went to the aid of the woman. Once the ambulance had arrived he helped a number of other civilians to direct traffic around the scene.

"I ran out and I saw the lady trapped, so I was talking to her, keeping her calm while my partner rang the ambulance. I was getting all the details so I could relay them back to Katrina," he said.

"[The victim] was sort of in a little bit of shock."

Helping out in an emergency is like second nature to the RFS volunteer.

In 2019 he helped fight the devastating black summer bushfires before suffering a heart attack while battling a blaze on Moonbi hill.

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