A fuel tanker driver escaped without major injuries after his vehicle rolled in Southland this morning.
Emergency services were called at 5.32am after the tanker rolled on State Highway 6 between Lumsden and Five Rivers.
A section of the road is closed and police say it will remain closed for much of the morning while the tanker is removed from the scene.
Diversions are in place.
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