A pedestrian has escaped serious injury after being hit by a truck in Waharoa, near Matamata, this morning. Photo / File
A Matamata pedestrian miraculously escaped serious injury after being hit by a truck this morning.
Waikato police said the accident happened on a 50km/h section of Seddon St, Waharoa - on the outskirts of Matamata - at 10.30am today.
It is not clear exactly what happened but police said the
driver was travelling slowly and the pedestrian suffered only minor injuries.
Meanwhile, a truck and car collided on the Southern Motorway, Auckland just before 10.30am.
The car hit the barrier but no one was injured in the crash, which happened on a south-bound lane between Market Rd and Greenlane.
