A TRUCK driver was trapped for about an hour in the wreck of a semi-trailer after a crash on the New England Highway.
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Emergency services were urgently called to the scene at Sandy Flat, about 20km south of Tenterfield, at 10.30am on Tuesday after reports a prime mover had crashed and rolled.
Crews, including police, paramedics, and firefighters, arrived to find the semi-trailer had left the highway and come to rest on its roof off the edge of the road, trapping the driver in the cabin.
Firefighters from the Rural Fire Service (RFS), Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and members of the local Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) worked to free the man from the wreck for about an hour.
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He was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital.
Firefighting crews from the HAZMAT squad remained at the scene to render safe a diesel tank which had been leaking fuel.
Salvage operations were carried out on the truck in case of any further leaks.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
