A police investigation is under way after a semi-trailer carting rice lost its load in Echuca on Tuesday.
The truck was travelling from Deniliquin to Melbourne when the rollover took place on the Warren St roundabout about 10.20am.
Campaspe Highway Patrol units arrived shortly after, directing traffic at the scene.
Damage: The shipping container impacted safety barriers.
Photo by
Michael Lloyd
One lane of the roundabout heading south was closed.
No goods appeared to have spilled onto the road, but there was extensive damage to nearby safety barriers from the disloged shipping container.
A heavy recovery vehicle was on the scene to remove the tipped truck.
Clean-up: A heavy recovery vehicle was called to clear the scene.
Photo by
Michael Lloyd
The truck’s driver had no injuries and spoke to police at the scene.
It is the second accident at the roundabout in the space of 10 weeks.
On July 12, a truck carrying sheep rolled over, resulting in disruptions to traffic for more than six hours.
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