Logging truck crash closes highway

A logging truck crash has closed a section of State Highway 30 today. File photo.

A logging truck has blocked State Highway 30 in the King Country.

Police were called to the incident at 9.13am on Monday when a truck carrying logs went into a ditch in Benneydale.

The road between Mangaokewa and Tutu Roads is closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

"The male driver is up and walking around. A local Benneydale man has offered to use his tractor and get the logs off the road," a police spokesperson says.

Motorist are asked to avoid the area if possible.

- Stuff

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