Truck and trailer rolls on State Highway 1 near Bulls; traffic management in place to recover vehicle

A truck and trailer rolled on State Highway 1 on Sunday. Photo / NZME

Traffic management is in place after a truck and trailer rolled on State Highway 1 near Bulls.

The incident occurred about 6.30am on Sunday.

Fire and Emergency NZ crews from Marton and Bulls and police responded.

It happened on the stretch of highway between Bulls and Calico Line, with the truck ending up in a paddock.

There were no reported injuries and everyone inside the truck got out safely.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) said a crane would be used to recover the vehicle on Monday.

NZTA said road users should plan for stop/go traffic management between the intersections of Calico Line and SH3 from 9am, and expect delays of up to 15 minutes or use an alternative route.

At 2pm on Monday, NZTA said a planned closure of the stretch of highway from 7pm was no longer required.

“Crews have recovered the truck much earlier than expected, while the road has been under stop/go traffic management.

‘As a result, a crane is no longer needed and the road will not need to close from 7pm.

“This stretch of SH1 is currently reduced to single lane and under stop/go traffic management until the end of the day while crews finalise the clean up.”