Male driver taken to Warragul hospital after truck rollover in Neerim Junction
A male driver has had a lucky escape after his truck rolled at Neerim Junction, where the road was blocked in both directions.
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A driver has had a lucky escape with only minor injuries after a truck rollover in the state’s Baw Baw region.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Mathesons Rd in Neerim Junction — between Neerim and Noojee — just before 11.30am on Wednesday.
An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said the man in his 50s was taken to the Warragul Public Hospital in a stable condition after being treated for minor upper body injuries.
Two CFA units from the Neerim South and Noojee brigades attended the scene, as well as Warragul SES volunteers and Victoria Police.
“Upon arrival, crews found a truck had rolled and was blocking the road (in both directions),” a CFA spokesman said.
“No occupants were trapped.”
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CFA crews declared the scene under control at 11.42am and safe at 12.14pm.
Almost two weeks ago, a truck rolled 20m down an embankment on Grand Ridge Rd near Seaview and Ellinbank — about 5okm from Neerim Junction.
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