Infant formula truck rolls on tracks

A truck driver and his passenger are recovering in hospital after their rig laden with baby formula flipped onto train tracks in Waikato.

The pair were "severely trapped" in the vehicle for over an hour as firefighters from five fire units worked to free them from the damaged truck.

The police spokesman said the accident happened on State Highway 27 near the town of Waharoa about 8.30pm on Monday.

"The truck seems to have come around a bend and then literally flipped on its side on the tracks," he said.

A St John Ambulance spokesman confirmed the driver and his passenger were taken to Waikato Hospital with serious and moderate injuries respectively.

The railway lines and road around the accident site remained closed for several hours.

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