Wood chips have been dumped on State Highway 2 following a truck crash near Pukehina.
A SunLive reader has emailed in photos of the wood chips, which are blocking one lane of the highway.
“A truckies trailer rolled east of Pukehina beach turnoff near Ohinepanea this morning,” says the reader.
“One lane is closed and traffic management is on site.”
A police spokesperson says they were called to the crash just before 3am.
“A truck’s trailer tipped, it blocked one lane for a time but as of 6.10am the road was open.”
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reports the highway was opened around 7am.
People are advised to drive with caution in the area until the wood chips are removed from the road.
1 comment
poor guy
Posted on 18-08-2023 11:32 | By hexsayer
he was actually ran off the road by another truck and trailer unit trying to overtake. good man, they'll find out which driver it was.
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