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Truck driver trapped after overturning at Dunedin intersection

December 22, 2017

A truck driver is trapped in his vehicle this morning after it rolled-over on a street in North Dunedin.

A police spokesperson said the incident has occurred at the intersection of George Street and Great King Street North.

Traffic is down to one lane heading south into the city from Pine Hill Road, State Highway One.

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