A truck flew through the air and left a trail of destruction before coming to a forced halt in Dunedin’s Octagon on Saturday morning.
The Pioneer Energy truck was carrying woodchips, which were scattered in heaps around the devastated vehicle.
A police spokesperson said they were notified of the single-vehicle crash at about 7.30am.
“Ultimately the truck came down Stuart St and failed to turn at the Octagon.”
Initial indications are the crash may have followed a medical event, the spokesperson said.
No other injuries have been reported.
The truck caused extensive damage in the area, crashing through fencing, destroying a bench, knocking bark of a tree, and damaging Octagon’s awning.
The truck driver has been taken to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries.
The road through the Octagon remained closed at 11am.
The shark had washed up dead on the shore earlier this week.