14 May 2015

Rubbish truck smashes into Auckland building

11:47 am on 14 May 2015

An unmanned rubbish truck has crashed into an Auckland heritage building that houses a vet clinic.

The truck rolled into the brick building.

The truck rolled into the brick building. Photo: SUPPLIED

The truck crashed into the Normanby Road Vet Clinic in Mt Eden about 5am.

Vet nurse Louise Dilly said the vehicle had brake problems and rolled into the brick building, smashing glass doors and damaging the brickwork.

No one was injured and the truck was towed away.

Ms Dilly says one cat was in the clinic at the time but it was not harmed .

Customers were having to use the back door.

Glass doors were smashed by the impact.

Glass doors were smashed by the impact. Photo: SUPPLIED