A truck has rolled in Mount Maunganui, near Tauranga Airport.
A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a truck has rolled at the intersection of Jean Batten Drive and Hewletts Road.
"The driver appears to be trapped but not sure of injuries."
"Police were called at 7.30am," says a police spokesperson.
"A 'swinglift” truck has turned over on to the grass.
"It is partially blocking the road but traffic is able to pass.
"Fortunately nobody was injured."
8 comments
Red light runner?
Posted on 03-04-2018 08:14 | By noj
Let me guess. Ran the red light at speed and fell over going round the corner?
Only a matter of time
Posted on 03-04-2018 09:44 | By JayNZ
I work down this road and see trucks nearly tip in the exact same way almost every week, coming from tga bridge side turning down the road bunnings is on and going way to quick.
Yet another
Posted on 03-04-2018 10:35 | By Chris
Yet another careless truck driver going way too fast for the conditions. I see this idiotic behaviour every single day. Amazing no one was killed. The sooner we bring in autonomous vehicles and take these truck drivers off the road the better.
Too Quick
Posted on 03-04-2018 10:51 | By Kefe
This intersection is terrible. Trucks not only drive through red lights during rush hour limiting other traffic as well as going way to fast down or turning onto Jean Batten Drive. I used to work on Jean Batten Drive and every day trucks (and cars) speed on this road. Needs more police presence
Not again...
Posted on 03-04-2018 11:39 | By comfortablynumb
Too many of these rolled trucks latelyI drive a school bus and HAVE to take corners with care. Its time some truck drivers did the same.
Only surprised more trucks don't tip
Posted on 03-04-2018 13:55 | By jed
It is not a nice feeling seeing some trucks on state highways coming around corners towards you on a significant lean. I'm not sure if they are dangerously close to tipping or not, but they give you a fright. Lucky we didn't go to bunnings this morning as planned :)
Amazing no one was injured
Posted on 04-04-2018 17:32 | By Caminator outdoors
I wonder what was in the container.
Let see people
Posted on 07-04-2018 17:32 | By Kenworthlogger
So we should ban cars then as lots of accidents everyday. Lots of people getting killed in cars so they should be all banned. I drive a truck and take the corners with care, its time some car drivers did the same as way too many cars crashing off the road. Its not a nice feeling on some state highways when cars coming towards you on the wrong side of the road. Im not sure if they are dangerously close to crashing or not but they give you a fright. Lucky I dont drive a car. They are killers those cars. The sooner we bring in autonomous cars the better.
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