Motorway cleared after logging truck collides with car

Dunedin's Northern Motorway has been reopened after it was blocked when a logging truck collided with a car near the Botanic Garden this afternoon

A police spokesman said they were called to the crash at the intersection between Pine Hill Rd (SH1) and Great King St North, near the Botanic Garden, at 2.26pm.

Police said Pine Hill Rd and Great King St was blocked heading south in the aftermath of the crash, but both lanes were clear by 4.30pm.

One person received moderate injuries and was transported to Dunedin Hospital, police said.

Police were called to the crash at 2.26pm. Photo: George Block

The driver and sole occupant of a silver Mazda sedan, which appeared to be heading towards North East Valley, was initially trapped but had since been freed and taken away by ambulance.

The driver appeared conscious when he was taken into the ambulance.

The car was severely damaged, with the passenger side caved in.

The driver of the logging truck was uninjured, but a witness said he appeared shaken.

A St John ambulance at the scene of a crash between a car and a logging truck at the intersection between Pine Hill Rd and Great King St North this afternoon. Photo: George Block

Police at the scene are interviewing the truck driver and witnesses as firefighters work to clear a large amount of debris from the road.

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nivaman Mon, 06/05/2019 - 9:40pm #

Wondered when this would happen, these trucks come barreling down the hill at a great rate of speed then move left without looking to see if a vehicle is in the left lane. My vehicle was nearly sideswiped by one of these trucks, it would have been if I wasn't quick on the brakes.
This is also an intersection where people don't stop on the stop sign, they think that because the car in front of them stopped then they don't have to and sail on through without stopping or they slow down and creep forward but don't actually stop and some don't stop at all.