Jimmy Barnes’ wife exposes truckie who ‘wanted to fight’ rock legend after road rage incident

The wife of Australian music legend Jimmy Barnes has exposed a lorry driver who nearly got into a heated brawl with the rock star.

Jane Barnes said the couple were “bullied” by a lorry driver who wanted to “fight Jimmy on the roadside” after an incident in Botany Bay, Sydney’s south.

She mentioned the truck driver in a furious Twitter thread and posted a close-up photo of his side profile that appeared to have been taken from inside her vehicle.

“Cut us across our lane and wiped our mirror, wanted to fight Jimmy along the way. Trucks are like guns, bullies behind the wheel are a danger to all of us,” she wrote, adding the hashtags #TOLL and #NOtobullies.

Ms Barnes said the lorry driver had shared his details with the couple and police had been called but officers ‘couldn’t do much’ if there were no injuries or damage.

The couple was on their way home from a community cooking contest hosted by OzHarvest, which provides food to those in need, when the incident occurred.

Ms Barnes said the lorry driver had shared his details with the couple and police had been called but officers ‘couldn’t do much’ if there were no injuries or damage

Ms Barnes mentioned the lorry driver in a furious Twitter thread and posted a picture of his side profile that appears to have been taken from inside her vehicle

One fan asked, “Who chooses to fight with a rock star?”

“It shouldn’t matter who it is. This man was just a pig. Swearing, smug, ignorant, misogynist, bully,’ Mrs Barnes replied.

The musician continued her tirade on Instagram, writing, “When you drive a truck, you are in charge of a gun. A bully behind the wheel can kill people.

‘Every day more trucks with larger loads. I hope those responsible do something about this. He is not allowed to drive a truck.

“Thank you Derek Leidl, truck driver for you, for your voice of reason.”

Many offered their condolences to the couple, with some saying reading the tweet was “poignant” after several primary school students were seriously injured in a horror bus crash in Melbourne’s western Eynesbury.

How awful, given the awful tragedy in Victoria, you would think the swagger of such incidents would be gone. Well done Derek,” said musician Paul Field.

The school bus was reported to have been hit from behind by a lorry at around 3.40pm on the corner of Exford and Murphys Rd near Eynesbury on Tuesday and flipped over.

There were 45 children from Exford Primary School, which was just 900 meters from the crash site, on board and heading home for the day.

Nine children were seriously injured in the crash, eight of whom suffered life-threatening injuries and had two limbs amputated.

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson, 49, has been charged with four counts of dangerous driving resulting in serious injury.

Barnes, 66, has been bedridden for several months recovering from emergency hip surgery that forced the rocker to cancel his summer tour (pictured is the rocker with his wife)

The rocker will perform with the ‘Jane Barnes Band’ on Saturday, with a series of shows planned for the rest of the year in NSW and Queensland

The 66-year-old Barnes has been in bed for several months to recover from hip surgery that forced the rocker to cancel his summer tour.

In March, he announced he would be starting a new band called the Barnestormers, which would include Barnes, Chris Cheney and Slim Jim Phantom.

While it’s unclear when The Barnestormers will embark on their first tour, Barnes will return to the stage alongside the Australian Chamber Orchestra for the Sydney Opera House’s 50th anniversary in May.

The rocker will perform with the ‘Jane Barnes Band’ on Saturday, with a series of shows planned for the rest of the year in NSW and Queensland.