Residents have returned to homes after a truck carrying nearly 200 LPG gas cylinders rolled northwest of Auckland today.
The crash happened on State Highway 16 at Waimauku just after 8am.
The Fire Service said the large truck and trailer was carrying 192 LPG cylinders and was on its side across the road. Residents living near the crash were evacuated from their houses.
Police said the northbound lane of the highway was blocked but the upturned truck has now been towed from the scene.
The driver was not injured.