Desert Rd closed after truck rolls

The Desert Rd is closed this morning.

The Desert Rd has been closed to allow for the recovery of a truck and trailer following a crash this morning.

The truck and trailer rolled onto the shoulder of the highway just south of the Oturere Stream bridge at 4am.

New Zealand Transport Agency media spokeswoman Sarah Azam said the recovery was expected to take 2-3 hours.

The New Zealand Transport Agency twitter page said detours were in place at State Highway 46 and 47 to National Park and State Highway 4 and 49 at Waiouru.

The road is CLOSED. SB use SH46 & 47 onto National Park left onto SH4 left onto SH49 to Waiouru. Reverse for NB. ^MNhttps://t.co/ZjtkL2UaH3 pic.twitter.com/YcpXRQrsFh

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) March 16, 2017

Due to a crash on #SH1 Desert Road the road will CLOSE later this morning for vehicle recovery. We will advise as soon as this happens. ^MN pic.twitter.com/yePqRPvEf3

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) March 16, 2017