BREAKING NEWS Gateway motorway crash Brisbane: Commuters warned to expect 90-minute delays
A crash on the Gateway Motorway is causing major traffic delays in Brisbane.
Commuters have been warned to expect 90-minute delays, after the crash involving two trucks and a car.
Traffic is congested more than 16km back to Stretton, with two northbound lanes of the motorway are closed as a result of the crash.
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