Power lines fall on logging truck

Power lines hung off a logging truck after a crash at Waimatuku in Southland yesterday morning. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said the truck hit a power pole causing the pole and the lines to fall. The driver of the truck was not injured but remained in the cab until the lines were removed off the truck. Emergency services responded at 10.15am to the crash on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway, between the Waimatuku Township Rd and the ThornburyWaimatuku Rd.