Legacy Way tunnel crash: Ex-police officer identified as one of two killed in horror crash in Brisbane

A former police officer has been identified as one of two people killed in a horror three-vehicle crash in a major city tunnel. 

Bruce Daley, aged in his 50s, was killed in the pile-up in Brisbane's Legacy Way Tunnel at Mount Coot-Tha shortly after 3pm on Wednesday.

It's understood Mr Daley left the police force 10 years ago.

A woman, aged in her 20s, who was a passenger in a silver sedan was also killed. 

The female driver of the sedan remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery in Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. 

The truck driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Mr Daley had been heading north in the tunnel in a black Audi S3 when it collided with the silver sedan which then smashed into a truck.

Witnesses claimed the Audi had been travelling at speeds of 200km/hour just seconds before it ploughed into the sedan, the Courier Mail reports.  

'I was driving behind the Audi… for some reason (the driver) slowed down and stopped when we entered the tunnel,' they told the publication. 

'(The driver) didn't indicate or put hazards on… I indicated around him and kept going… a few people beeped at him.'

The witness heard a 'car engine roaring' as the Audi passed them before 20 seconds later they saw 'smoke and debris was flying around'.

The witness added that despite efforts of members of the public and paramedics, there 'wasn't much to be done' for those injured.  

The horror crash shut down the major city tunnel for hours on Wednesday with both inbound and outbound lanes closed for over two hours. 

More to come.