Trains have stopped running on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines this morning, after a train and a truck collided near Runcorn Station.Emergency services were called about 6.55am to the Bonemill Road level crossing, near Runcorn station after a Beenleigh line train clipped a truck at the crossing, which ABC Radio reported was a B-double trailer.Truck and train crash on Beenleigh rail line at Runcorn on Thursday, August 14, 2025.Credit: Ilai Saane, FacebookTranslink and Queensland Rail said services had stopped running in both directions between Kuraby and Altandi, and said delays of an hour were expected while rail buses replaced trains.About 300 passengers were still on the train shortly before 8am, with a Queensland Rail spokeswoman saying officers were at the scene helping customers move to buses.Police said the train was not derailed, and no one was injured.A video of the crash from a resident who drove past this morning.Credit: Ilai Saane, FacebookLatest postsLatest postsQueensland Police Acting Commissioner Shane Chelepy says South Sydney recruit Brandon Smith was “co-operative” with investigators when he was stopped after arriving at Coolangatta airport before playing in Sunday’s win over the Titans.This masthead reported Smith was questioned by police about a person known to him, a decade after he faced drugs charges as a teenager in north Queensland.LoadingThere is no suggestion of wrongdoing on his part and he was released without charge.Chelepy said police “chatted to him about a number of things”.“We’ve got an ongoing police matter there that we’re dealing with,” the Acting Police Commissioner said, speaking on 4BC radio this morning.“But Brandon was very co-operative with us, and he was able to go on and play a good game of football.When questioned by host Peter Fegan, who said there was no insinuation Smith had done anything wrong, Chelepy said: “That’s right.”Suncorp Stadium is set for another Battle of Brisbane (no, not the infamous World War II stoush between Australian and US forces!) on Saturday night as the Broncos and Dolphins square off.Both teams head into the match off the back of sobering losses, with the Broncos losing several players in their clash against the Storm last week and the Dolphins succumbing to surely one of their worst-ever performances against the Roosters, meaning both teams have a lot to prove.Gehamat Shibasaki scores for the Brisbane Broncos against the Dolphins in their last encounter.Credit: NRL PhotosAs the competition heads towards the finals, both sides are also in precarious positions on the ladder – the Broncos at sixth and Dolphins eighth with only three more rounds to go following Saturday’s battle.The Broncos hold a 4-1 head-to-head overall and also won the most recent clash 20-12 in March this year.Brisbane stars Adam Reynolds, Ezra Mam and Selwyn Cobbo are all sidelined with hamstring injuries. They will be replaced by Ben Hunt and Billy Walters in the halves and Jesse Arthars on the wing.Meanwhile, the Dolphins’ Francis Molo is suspended following a melee in last weekend’s game. Instead, Mark Nicholls will start and Kenny Bromwich has been recalled to the bench.According to Nine’s Wide World of Sports, these are the predicted teams to take the field on Saturday:Broncos likely team: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Deine Mariner 6. Billy Walters 7. Ben Hunt 8. Corey Jensen 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Tyson Smoothy 15. Kobe Hetherington 16. Ben Talty 17. Jaiyden HuntDolphins likely team: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Max Feagai 4. Tevita Naufahu 5. Jake Averillo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Josh Kerr 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Connelly Lemuelu 12. Oryn Keeley 13. Kurt Donoghoe 14. Ray Stone 15. Aublix Tawha 16. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 17. Peter Hola More images are coming in from the scene where a train and a truck collided near Runcorn station this morning.A train and a truck crashed near Runcorn station, on the Beenleigh line in Brisbane’s south.Credit: NineAbout 300 passengers were still on the train shortly before 8am.Damage at the front of the train.Credit: NineSeveral emergency services at the scene this morning.Police, the fire department and an ambulance at the collision.Credit: Nine Advertisement A Broadway production starring Sting will open Brisbane’s new performance space, the Glasshouse Theatre in April next year.Speaking on Nine’s Today, Premier David Crisafulli said the government wanted to do something special for the opening of the theatre, which will be QPAC’s fifth venue.Sting in concert at the MCG in 2008.Credit: Rebecca Hallas“We thought, why not bring something that shows that we are on the world stage, and there’s this certain musical that’s been in Broadway, it’s going to Amsterdam, it’s going to Paris, and today I can announce that Sting, The Last Ship musical is coming to Brisbane in 2026,” he said.The Last Ship, inspired by Sting’s 1991 album, The Soul Cages and his own childhood experiences, tells the story of a community and the demise of the shipbuilding industry.Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has extended her attack on Anthony Albanese’s decision to grant Palestinian recognition at the United Nations next month, saying the prime minister was “making a real mess” of the move after Hamas praised Albanese for showing “political courage” on the matter.Ley has fiercely opposed the move to recognise Palestine, casting concern with making a decision at odds with the US and raising doubt about its role in advancing peaceful outcomes in the Middle East.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.Credit: Alex EllinghausenLey said the prospect of long-lasting peace was getting “further and further away” with each day, suggesting the conditions attached to the recognition, including the removal of Hamas’ influence in Palestine, was nearly “impossible”.“It doesn’t bring about a two-state solution, it doesn’t make the world a safer place,” Ley told Seven’s Sunrise.“The question now is for the prime minister to say, if you have made this conditional, and you keep saying you have, whereas it looks to me to be completely unconditional, what are you going to do now, especially now that Hamas has hailed you as a hero?”Were you on the train that hit the truck near Runcorn this morning?Are you waiting for a delayed train or replacement buses?Get in touch with a Brisbane Times reporter. Advertisement Trains have stopped running on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines this morning, after a train and a truck collided near Runcorn Station.Emergency services were called about 6.55am to the Bonemill Road level crossing, near Runcorn station after a Beenleigh line train clipped a truck at the crossing, which ABC Radio reported was a B-double trailer.Truck and train crash on Beenleigh rail line at Runcorn on Thursday, August 14, 2025.Credit: Ilai Saane, FacebookTranslink and Queensland Rail said services had stopped running in both directions between Kuraby and Altandi, and said delays of an hour were expected while rail buses replaced trains.About 300 passengers were still on the train shortly before 8am, with a Queensland Rail spokeswoman saying officers were at the scene helping customers move to buses.Police said the train was not derailed, and no one was injured.A video of the crash from a resident who drove past this morning.Credit: Ilai Saane, FacebookHosting the Quad leaders’ summit in Brisbane would be a “golden opportunity” for the state, Premier David Crisafulli says.Crisafulli last month used an American Independence Day event to announce Queensland’s candidature, which would bring US President Donald Trump to Brisbane.And yesterday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese threw his support behind Crisafulli’s pitch, saying he would work constructively with the Premier to “make sure that happens”.“I want to showcase this great state of Queensland to the world, particularly in the lead-up to Brisbane 2032,” he said.LoadingSpeaking on Nine’s Today this morning, Crisafulli said hosting the Quad, which brings together Australia, the US, Japan and India would bring several opportunities for the state, including for defence.“It’s not about a president, it’s about an economic opportunity across four nations,” he said.“If we want things, we can’t sit back, we’ve got to go out and get them.“I feel the way things are happening at the moment, this state is on the verge of going to the next level, and we’re going to reach out and grab it.”A quarter-of-a-tonne cocaine shipment into Brisbane could be linked to a larger international drug-running effort, as police flag similarities with a recent bust in Sydney.Black containers bound for Port Botany in the NSW capital in August were emblazoned with cut-out pictures of lions, panthers and car logos.The same imagery was found on the 253-kilogram shipment to Brisbane in June.Cocaine retrieved in Sydney could be linked to an earlier Brisbane plot. Credit: Australian Federal Police Combined, the plastic-wrapped drugs could have been worth about $26 million.Photos of the latest bust have been released, with the Australian Federal Police and Border Force requesting anyone with knowledge of the group responsible come forward.“If you have information about either seizure and the group behind them, please contact police,” Detective Acting Superintendent Stuart Millen said in a statement.“The smallest clue could be all it takes to help police identify those involved in this failed plot.” Advertisement As thousands of Brisbanites return to work after the Ekka holiday, the bureau has forecast a medium probability of showers and even the chance of a storm with hail this afternoon.Today is predicted to be the coolest day this week, reaching a maximum of a mere 21 degrees, before the showers clear tomorrow and the weekend is dry and mostly sunny.Here’s the outlook