A driver has been pulled free after being trapped in his truck for more than three hours.
The two trailer unit carrying waste paper flipped on State Highway 4 between Eight Mile Junction and Mapiu, south of Te Kuiti about 2.30am.
Emergency services had difficulty getting the man free, but it is understood he has only minor injuries.
- NEWSTALK ZB
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