Police seek driver after cattle truck overturns in Whanganui

Police are looking for a driver who fled after a cattle truck crash in Okoia, Whanganui.

A cattle truck “overturned” on Longacre Rd about 3pm on Tuesday.

The road was briefly blocked while police responded to the crash.

No injuries to humans or cattle were reported, police said.

The driver could not be located on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said on Wednesday afternoon they were still “making inquiries to locate the driver of a vehicle”.

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.