INDEPENDENT NEWS

Missing truck driver named

Published: Sat 19 Jul 2014 10:12 AM
"Missing truck driver named"
Police have named the truck driver who remains missing following a crash on SH1 south of Kaikoura on Wednesday morning.
He is Stuart James BARNES, aged 59 years from Papakura, Auckland. He is a driver for Freightlines.
Today specialist alpine cliff rescue teams searched the hill and riverbed In the vicinity of the crash.
Freight has also been removed from the floor of the ravine.
The search will resume tomorrow when a digger will go into the ravine to search the large amount of debris and rubble created as a result of the crash.
The highway remains reduced to one lane in the area and traffic on SH1 should expect some delays.
ENDS

Next in New Zealand politics

Penny Drops – But What About Seymour And Peters?
By: New Zealand Labour Party
PM Announces Changes To Portfolios
By: New Zealand Government
Just 1 In 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ - Poll
By: Family First New Zealand
Budget Blunder Shows Nicola Willis Could Cut Recovery Funding
By: New Zealand Labour Party
Urgent Changes To System Through First RMA Amendment Bill
By: New Zealand Government
Global Military Spending Increase Threatens Humanity And The Planet
By: Peace Movement Aotearoa
View as: DESKTOP | MOBILE © Scoop Media