24 May 2016

Drivers injured after milk tanker and truck collide in Southland

4:25 pm on 24 May 2016

A crane has been brought in to clear a milk tanker off a Southland road after it collided with a truck.

Police say the driver of the milk-tanker had to be cut out of his cab after the collision on Ferry Road in Edendale this morning.

Both drivers suffered moderate injuries and were taken to hospital.

Crews are on the way to clean up oil spilled on the road.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.