HIGHWAY BLOCKED: State Highway 2 just north of Te Karaka was closed for a couple of hours yesterday after this dump truck carrying silt tipped over. The driver suffered moderate injuries.
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A truck driver suffered moderate injuries yesterday when his vehicle flipped over on State Highway 2 north of Te Karaka, spilling the load of silt it was carrying all over the highway.
Emergency services were alerted at around 12.35pm. The crash happened just past the Holdsworth property.
“The 38-year-old male driver
had a moderate head laceration and was transported by St John Ambulance to Gisborne Hospital,” an emergency services spokesman said.
“The truck tipped on to its side and completely blocked both lanes of the highway,” he said.
The road was closed for a couple of hours while the crash scene was cleared.
