BY IAN CROUCH
A truck driver has been taken to hospital after a crash in the Upper Hunter overnight.
He was behind the wheel of a southbound B-Double on the New England Highway at Murulla south of Murrurundi just before midnight when he lost control and the truck jackknifed.
Newcastle Fire Command says he managed to free himself and was treated by paramedics for minor injuries before being taken to Tamworth Hospital for observation.
A Hazmat unit decanted fuel from the rig and a heavy tow truck has been brought in to remove the vehicle.
A contra flow is in operation while the crash scene is cleared.
