A Wangaratta truck driver is counting his blessings after his truck was hit by a mystery missile on the Hume Freeway where it crosses Oddies Creek on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
He believes \u201ckids\u201d threw something heavy at his truck because \u201cI don\u2019t think there would be an adult who would be that stupid\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shane Garner was heading north about 8.30pm when his truck was hit.<\/p>\n
Mr Garner said there was a loud bang when the missile struck but because he was unsure what had happened and didn\u2019t see who might have thrown it, he kept driving.<\/p>\n
But curiosity got the best of him and he stopped to inspect the truck on Thurgoona Drive.<\/p>\n
He found the missile had hit the passenger side of his truck above the fuel tank.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a bloody big dint,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t see anyone throw anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Garner said the missile could have caused serious damage or distracted him from driving.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they are caught, they should be punished for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Albury truck driver and Australian Trucking Association board member Doug McMillan, who has had 45 years in the business, said he knew of several people being killed or injured by objects being thrown.<\/p>\n
He said he had seen several pieces of railway ballast on the Lincoln Causeway on Wednesday night and feared they might have been thrown at vehicles by \u201cbored kids\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey think they\u2019re funny, but it\u2019s a pretty bloody dangerous thing to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a stupid thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wodonga Sgt Damian Bould said while such incidents were rare, they were not unheard of.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t get many reports of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do pop up from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Albury\u2019s Insp Anthony Moodie said there hadn\u2019t been any reports of similar incidents this week.<\/p>\n
He said many highway overpasses were covered by protective screens to avoid such incidents.<\/p>\n
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