New Zealand

Highway in Hawke's Bay blocked after logging truck rolls

07:32 am on 20 December 2021

A logging truck has flipped on State Highway 2 in Hawke's Bay.

Police said the truck rolled at Ōtāne, south of Hastings, about 5am.

No-one was injured and motorists were being asked to avoid the area, just north of Drumpeel Road, while the truck and logs are removed.

In the lower North Island, SH1 was closed near Manakau due to a serious crash.

Emergency services were alerted to the collision between a truck and car just north of South Manakau Road shortly before 6am.

There was no immediate information on injuries.

Motorists on SH1 were advised to expect delays.