A police investigation into the crash of an out-of-control truck that rolled in Stuart St, Dunedin, earlier this year has ended without charges being laid.
The driver of the Intergroup truck lost control of his vehicle on April 13, and frantically sounded his horn to warn motorists as he hurtled downhill.
'He was hooting, trying to warn everyone'
He attempted to turn up York Pl, but rolled his vehicle.
It came to rest near the steps of King Edward Court.
King Edward Court manager Roberta Coutts said at the time that the truck's brakes were still smoking 10 minutes after the crash.
A police spokeswoman said its commercial vehicle safety team launched an investigation, but no charges were laid.
However, the driver was issued with a written traffic warning, she said.
The Intergroup truck was subcontracted to Dunedin City Council road maintenance contractor Downer, and had been clearing silt from culverts.
Intergroup Dunedin branch manager Tim Giddens said investigators had been unable to determine whether the crash was due to driver error or a mechanical fault.
''The truck was cleared by investigators as fit for purpose''.
Mr Giddens added the accident might have been caused by an air hose which had ''come apart during his descent down the hill, not allowing enough air build-up to fully engage the system.''
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Just a thought but dont truck brakes engage automatically if an air line blows. The truck builds up air pressure to hold the brakes OFF Normally if a hose blows they lock ON so whats with the comment about the hose coming apart.
Sounds like he needs a bit of a lesson on how things work.
More likely the driver either missed a gear or was in too high a gear and as smoking brakes indicated , burnt them out as they couldnt hold it on the grade
Is it not possible to determine the cause of MVA now?