The Blueskin General Store received an unplanned alteration yesterday when a truck delivering groceries hit one of the support beams for an overhead canopy at the front of the store.
Store owner Brent Bell, who leases the building on State Highway 1 near Waitati, said the delivery truck from Waitaki Transport hit the beam about 6.30am.
The canopy buckled on top of the damaged beam, punching a hole in the roof.
The store was closed until 2pm while a crane lifted the teetering steel canopy away from the building.
The trucking company accepted responsibility for the damage, Mr Bell said.
