Removal truck crashes into vehicle, house

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A person standing in the back of a furniture removal truck escaped injury by leaping from the vehicle as it rolled down a hill, collided into a vehicle and crashed into the side of a house today.

The crash happened in Mana View Road in Paremata, north of Wellington, about midday, police said.

However, the 10-tonne truck caused only minor damage to it, the vehicle it rolled into and the house.

It would be some time before the truck would be removed from the scene, police said.

- NZPA