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Rock and roll truck crash |
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Rock and roll truck crash
Police received a report
about 8.30 am about a truck rolling on Waioeka Rd, Opotiki
in an area also known as the Waioeka Gorge.
The truck rolled after going over the edge of a cliff.
The driver is not injured.
The truck is said to contain sound and lighting gear for the Rythm and Vines Festival.
Police and recivery staff are on the scene waiting for a crane to lift the truck. At the moment traffic is flowing freely.
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