2 Mar 2010

Truck driver dies in fiery crash

11:59 am on 2 March 2010

Victim identification specialists have been trying to identify the body of a man whose truck hit a tree and caught fire in Waikato.

Emergency services were called to the accident on State Highway 1 at Rangiriri about 12.50am on Monday.

Police say the truck and trailer unit veered off the road, crashed through a barrier and ended up on its side in a shallow ditch.

The truck was well alight when fire crews arrived, and the driver was trapped inside. He died at the scene.

Emergency services also struggled to identify if there were any hazardous materials on board, as data sheets detailing the vehicle's load were kept in front cab.

State Highway 1 was closed for several hours.