There was another crash that involved a log truck this morning when a loaded truck and truck unit tipped over on State Highway 35 at Whangara, spilled logs across the road and into nearby paddocks.
Emergency services were called out at about 7.10am, with police, a Fire and Emergency NZ crew from Tolaga Bay, and a St John ambulance from Gisborne in attendance.
The truck and trailer lost its entire load in the crash.
“The driver, a man aged 50, was not injured,” A St John spokeswoman said.
“We checked him over and he was OK.”