Traffic has been affected on the Kamilaroy highway after a truck crash on Wednesday morning which left a driver with knee and head injuries.
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The crash occurred at the Emerald Hill turnoff on the Kamilaroy Highway north of Gunnedah, according to a NSW Ambulance spokesperson.
It's not yet clear how the single-vehicle crash occurred.
Tamworth Fire and Rescue NSW Inspector Adam Wixx said the semi had run off the road into a ditch, but remained upright.
The vehicle leaked between 200 and 400 litres of diesel into a spillway on the side of the road and it will take several hours for fire crews to decant the fuel, he said.
Council earthmoving equipment is also being deployed to the site to help dispose of any fuel firefighters can't get to.
The road is not currently blocked, but traffic is affected in both directions.
A single ambulance responded to the incident after being called to the scene at about 11am.
A driver reportedly suffered knee and head injuries, the spokesperson said.
It's not yet clear if he will be taken to hospital.
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Andrew Messenger
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
