State Highway 1 cleared after truck crash

Drivers heading north were diverted through National Park. Photo / Christine Cornege

The Desert Road has cleared after a truck crash closed the central North Island highway overnight through to mid-morning.

Police said no-one was injured in the crash at Rangipo, at a point known as 'The Three Sisters', when the incident occurred after 2am.

It was a complex operation to recover the truck and the road was closed between Rangipo and Waiouru until mid-morning.

All traffic was diverted to State Highway 46 or State Highway 49 via National Park.