11 Jun 2017

Crashed oil tanker blocks Haast Pass road

11:09 am on 11 June 2017

An oil tanker that crashed on State Highway 6 in Haast Pass is partially blocking the road.

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Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The truck, which was headed to Wanaka, rolled and blocked the road between Haast Pass-Makarora Road and Marks Road.

Police said there were no injuries and the fuel within the tanker was contained.

A salvage team was sent to the scene to right the truck, which was half in a ditch and half on the road.

The road was partially blocked, disrupting traffic.