Tractor flips, left upturned in a ditch north of Gisborne

A tractor has flipped in a crash with a truck on the outskirts of Gisborne this morning. Photo / File

A tractor has flipped in a crash with a truck on the outskirts of Gisborne this morning.

State Highway 2 north of the city is down to one lane after the smash blocked a lane and left a tractor upturned in a ditch.

CRASH: #SH2 Hexton, just north of Gisborne. Road is CLOSED to southbound traffic & diversion in place. See our website for more det. ^EL pic.twitter.com/hvuiiWZZIL

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"The tractor has completely flipped and is in the drain," said a police spokeswoman.

Emergency services were called about 6.30am to Matawai Rd, near the intersection of O'Grady Rd.

One person was injured in the crash.

The truck had blocked the northbound lane and the road is closed to southbound traffic.