Driver okay after car rolls on wet road

THUMP: A driver was treated at the scene after rolling her car at the bottom of the Rimutaka Hill. PHOTO/ANDREW BONALLACK

A driver was lucky to escape injury after rolling her car at the start of the Rimutaka Hill Road from Featherston yesterday morning.

The driver, who was heading towards Wellington, had just crossed the bridge over Abbots Stream when she lost control on the corner, say witnesses.

The driver of a following van said they were only going about 40km/h but the hatchback appeared to slip on the wet surface of the white line.

"She tried to correct it, she spun this way and rolled," said a witness. "I can't even explain it - it just happened."

The Featherston volunteer fire brigade, ambulance and police attended.

Police constable Scott Simpson said the driver was okay and treated at the scene for minor back injuries.

He said it was a good example of drivers needing to take care in the wet.

"This particular bridge, to be honest ... she wasn't doing this, but people do come out of here, power up, and in a front-wheel drive ..."