Car down bank after overtake goes wrong

PHOTO: PETER McINTOSHA misjudged overtake of a large truck caused a car to crash down a bank in North Dunedin, police say. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said the 67-year-old driver of a Mazda Axela missed his opportunity to overtake a 22-tonne truck in a passing lane. Snr Sgt Bond said the Alexa was clipped by the front end of the truck, causing the car to spin and crash through a fence and down the bank. "Fortunately, the car could not roll any further down the bank as a small tree prevented this." There were diversions in place at the scene while the car was pulled out of the ditch.