The occupants of a logging truck and train in Invercargill had a lucky escape after the two collided this morning.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Lake St about 11.10am, a police spokeswoman said.
It was unclear how the truck and train had collided, but all involved had escaped with only minor injuries.
"One of the [train] crew has a bump on the head and . . . the truck driver got a cut finger," she said.
The impact of the collision was enough to separate the logging truck from its trailer unit.
Officers remained at the scene and the cause was under investigation.
A log truck driver who worked for the Richardson Group (who did not want to be named) said at the scene an accident had been likely at the crossing for some time.
"This was likely to happen, all the [truck] drivers say the same thing," he said.
The driver had been with the company 7 years, he said.
"Every day you could have as many as 100 log trucks crossing a day, plus stock trucks," he said.
-Additional reporting Hayden Williams
