Police say it was ‘‘very lucky’’ no one was injured after a trailer swung into the side of a ute and flung building materials across a Dunedin motorway.
The incident occurred on the Caversham Bypass about 2.30pm yesterday.
A 21-year-old man was driving his work vehicle to the speed limit when his trailer began swaying side-to-side.
The building materials were tied down but the movement caused them to fall off the trailer.
The trailer then ‘‘fishtailed and that has jack-knifed the ute’’, Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said.
‘‘It’s very lucky nobody else was injured or caught up in the loss of the materials,” he said.
There was a ‘‘reasonable amount’’ of debris on the road, which needed to be removed,
He urged people to ensure their vehicles were properly weight-rated and trailers braked.