A truck driver has been hurt after yet another logging truck crash on the Far North's Aupouri Peninsula.
The latest accident occurred at a bend on State Highway 1 at Pukenui, near the turnoff to Houhora Tavern, about 7.30am on Thursday.
It is understood the trailer veered off the edge of the road, causing the driver to lose control and flipping the truck on to its side. The truck came to rest in a ditch, with the driver trapped by his feet and with the steering wheel against his chest.
A digger had to be used to brace and lift the cab so firefighters could finish cutting him out about 9.30am. He was airlifted to Whangarei Hospital with moderate injuries.
Firefighters from Kaitaia and Pukenui, St John Ambulance, police, the Northland Electricity Rescue Helicopter and crash investigators attended.