Waitomo truck crash: Driver injured, one lane closed on SH3

Emergency services are at the scene of a truck crash in the Waitomo District.

A truck driver has moderate injuries after his vehicle rolled in the Waitomo District.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they were called to State Highway 3 at Te Marapa just before 11am.

Two fire crews were sent from Te Kūiti and Piopio along with a heavy rescue crew from Hamilton City.

“A crew arrived and found that the driver managed to get out of the vehicle and St John was assessing the patient,” a spokesperson said.

Police said they received reports of a single-vehicle crash.

“The driver has moderate injuries,” the spokesperson said.

“One lane is closed, and police are in attendance.”

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said one person in a moderate condition was taken to Te Kūiti Hospital.

Malisha Kumar is a multimedia journalist based in Hamilton. She joined theWaikato Heraldin 2023 after working for Radio 1XX in Whakatāne.