At approximately 6am this morning Napier Police responded to a crash just north of Bayview on Main North Road, Napier.
When officers arrived at the scene they found a truck driver who was counting his lucky stars he was still alive.
He had been driving along the road when he ran over a large limestone boulder which had come down from the hillside onto the road.
The boulder got stuck under the truck meaning the driver couldn¡¯t control the steering.
The large vehicle, carrying cars, then skidded across the road, narrowly missing an oncoming car, and across the grass 60 metres before crashing into a building.
Luckily, the driver managed to avoid being hit by the debris which came through the driver's window.
The driver received minor injuries.
Time to buy a Lotto ticket perhaps!
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Issued by Police Media Centre
