19 Jul 2011

Highway closed while crashed truck righted

9:10 am on 19 July 2011

State Highway 1 at Paremata, north of Wellington, was being closed for two hours on Tuesday morning because of a truck crash.

State Highway 1 at Paremata, north of Wellington, was being closed for two hours on Tuesday morning because of a truck crash.

A 40-tonne truck and trailer rolled on its side at the Paremata roundabout, blocking the left hand northbound lane.

A crane was being brought in to right the truck and the road was to be closed for about two hours from 9.30am.