State Highway 1 reopens at Ātiamuri after truck and trailer rolls

SH1 is closed after a truck and trailer rolled overnight. Photo / 123rf

State Highway 1 at Ātiamuri has reopened under traffic management after a truck and trailer unit rolled overnight.

Emergency services were called shortly after midnight, police said this morning.

The crash happened between Tirohanga and Chestnut Rds.

Heavy lifting equipment has been needed to right the truck and trailer and the road is not expected to reopen until 11am.

Police and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Team are investigating.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said one person was taken to Rotorua Hospital by ambulance in a moderate condition.