I'm going over, I'm dead: Warilla man recalls moment his truck plunged off Cambewarra mountain

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Updated April 15 2021 - 12:42am, first published June 11 2020 - 6:00pm
Steven Fitzgerald, with wife Nicole (left), is recovering at home after a horrific truck accident on Cambewarra Mountain last Friday. Picture: Adam McLean
Steven Fitzgerald, with wife Nicole (left), is recovering at home after a horrific truck accident on Cambewarra Mountain last Friday. Picture: Adam McLean

Frantically pumping the brakes of his truck to no avail as he gathered speed down the precarious bends on Cambewarra Mountain, Warilla father-of-five Steven Fitzgerald knew he was going over the edge - and expected to die.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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