Aspiring Highways foreman Travis Bingham informs drivers the Kawarau Gorge is closed due to a truck crash. PHOTO: SHANNON THOMSONKawarau Gorge has reopened after a large truck jack-knifed on State Highway 6 in Central Otago this morning. Police were called to the crash on a bend in Kawarau Gorge Rd, near Cromwell, about 7.55am today. However, the truck was resting on the side of the gorge in a "precarious position", police told an ODT reporter at the scene. the road reopened about 12.30pm.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 25, 2023 06:33 UTC