An 11-tonne rubbish truck is pulled out of a bush-filled gully after rolling 150m down Larnach Rd yesterday morning. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said the truck driver parked his vehicle on Larnach Rd and got out to clear a blockage at the back of the truck about 9.15am.
The truck "took off down the road", rolling about 150m down Larnach Rd before going over a steep bank and ending up straddling a creek among thick bush, Snr Sgt Benn said.
Retrieving the truck was "very difficult" and the road was closed for the task, he said.
A crane could not be used because of overhead powerlines.
"It was very lucky that no-one was injured. It was a full rubbish truck so very heavy - about 11 tonnes," Snr Sgt Benn said.
Damage was restricted to the truck and its contents, he said.
Reilly's staff returned from the job just before 2pm.
