Monday, Aug 19, 2019 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2 Home delivered from $1.25 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY www.guardianonline.co.nz Black ice is believed to have been the cause of a crash between a truck and a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge yesterday and saw the cab plummet to the riverbed below. PHOTO SUPPLIED Tanker ends New GM at the helm P2 up in riverbed BY SUSAN SANDYS A crane was brought in to remove the
[email protected] truck, and the road was reopened about Black ice is believed to have been the 11am. cause of a crash between a truck and a Burrowes said the accident served as a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge reminder to watch out for black ice. yesterday. “Just drive to the conditions, if it’s The collision occurred about 6.30am, frosty, take care,” he said. following a vehicle sliding on ice, hitting Fonterra confirmed yesterday after- the side of the bridge and bouncing off noon it was one of the company’s tankers it. A Fonterra milk tanker driver heading involved in the crash, and added that the north tried to avoid the car in the middle driver taken to hospital had now been of the road but hit it, and went through discharged. the side of the bridge, resulting in the cab The crash followed one on Chalmers plummeting to the riverbed below. Avenue about 11.20am on Saturday. The trailer stayed connected but re- Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade re- mained on the road, so the truck was sponded.