A truck roll over on the Hexham Bridge yesterday sparked a major clean-up operation.
The truck, which was towing a trailer packed with building waste, crashed into a guard rail with the trailer toppling onto it's side just before 4.00pm.
The 53-year-old driver was trapped for a short time before being freed and taken to hospital in a stable condition with non life-threatening injuries.
However the incident prompted a major response from the Environment Protection Authority as building waste and diesel fuel fell from the bridge deck into the Hunter River below.
Firefighters placed booms around the debris and diesel spill to contain it.
The road and river clean-up took around 6 hours to complete.
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| Crews work to clear debris from the Hexham Bridge Photo: theherald.com.au |
