A truck and a ute collided 2km from the summit of the Kaimai Ranges and the truck has flipped. Photo/John Borren
A truck and a ute collided 2km from the summit of the Kaimai Ranges and the truck has flipped. Photo/John Borren
Update 3.30pm: The small leak from the truck was not dangerous, the Greerton hazmat team at the scene determined.
Northern Fire Communications shift manager Scott Ormond said they initially thought it might be a leak of an agricultural chemical but it turned out to be minor.
"We left the scenein the hands to police to clear up as there was no need for our expertise," he said.
The driver of the truck, who was trapped, was successfully rescued by the Matamata crew and was in a moderate condition heading to hospital, Mr Ormond said.
A member of the Greerton hazmat unit said the substance turned out to be a fertiliser, "it wasn't anything too nasty".