B-double carrying milk crates rolls on New England Hwy

A man has been taken to hospital after the truck he was driving rolled in the early hours of Monday, forcing the closure of a major regional highway.

A man is in hospital after the truck he was driving rolled over both lanes of the New England Highway in the early hours of Monday.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said officers were alerted to the crash near Glen Aplin just after midnight, and found the male driver trapped inside the cabin.

Fuel was also leaking from the prime mover.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services arrived on the scene at 12.40am and freed the man through the front windscreen.

A Queensland Ambulance Services spokesman said the man was transported to Stanthorpe hospital with minor cuts to his hand.

Heavy vehicle haulage removed the prime mover from the highway, which has since reopened.

The cause of the rollover is unknown.

Originally published as B-double carrying milk crates rolls on New England Hwy