A truck driver has been seriously injured after a vehicle rolled on State Highway 1 north of Taupō.
The truck rolled near Palmer Mill Rd in Wairakei about 5.40am, a police spokeswoman said.
Firefighters cut the trapped driver out of the cab.
![The truck rolled near Palmer Mill Rd in Wairakei about 5.40am. Photo/Laurilee McMichael](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AOGKJZ72TBSP5KSGZQWEU5N7AA.jpg?auth=05ed54ba467d14f1f98dba38ba31cbfff273772ab819cbad8d9453dcaf8bfb02&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
The road is now open to one lane.