A runaway truck with brake failure has rolled backwards down Auckland's main street, Queen St, ploughing into a van.
A Fire Service spokesman said the truck lost power in its brakes going up the steep street at about 11.30am only stopping when it crashed into a van at Airedale St near Aotea Square.
All emergency services are now at the crash scene.
![A runaway truck with brake failure has rolled backwards down Auckland's main street, Queen St, ploughing into a van (pictured). Photo / Francis Cook](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U4QMVRYQSRR6LBE7L23XHWGJDQ.jpg?auth=c6eab376cbe2ed37352c7821bac33cb26500d3d3f0fd0adf22f89a5fcf949903&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)