City-bound lanes of the M2 motorway at Baulkham Hills have reopened more than 13 hours after a truck smash that claimed the life of a 50-year-old driver.
The man, from Prestons in southwestern Sydney, was driving a semitrailer when he crashed into the back of another truck on the side of the road about 2.30am on Wednesday, police said.
It took emergency services more than two hours to free him from the wreckage. He died at Westmead Hospital.
The 30-year-old driver of the stationary truck, who was outside his vehicle when the crash happened, was taken to hospital for precautionary checks.
Traffic jams, which reportedly reached 2km at one point, had largely cleared by the afternoon, the Transport Management Centre said.
The city-bound speed limit has been lowered from 100km/h to 80km/h because of repairs to fix damage caused by fuel spilled in the crash.
