The driver of a van belonging to a Dunedin secondary school escaped serious injuries when he crashed through a fence and rolled on to a bank after swerving to avoid a dog.
The King’s High School van crashed in Stone St, near the intersection with Kaikorai Valley Rd, about 11.20am yesterday.
It landed on its side on the bank of a property which houses an Aurora substation and firefighters used a steel cable to secure the van while they got the driver out and to a waiting ambulance.
Senior Station Officer Justin Wafer, of Dunedin City, said the driver appeared to be travelling down Stone St when the crash happened.
King’s High School deputy rector Darin Smith said the driver was a staff member and had some minor cuts and abrasions. No passengers were in the van at the time.
"Witness reports have ascertained that a dog has run out on to the road in front of the school van and the driver has swerved to avoid the dog.
"Police have referred to the accident as a freak accident and in no way was the driver at fault," he said.
