ANOTHER truck has tipped over on the Border in the third such incident in less than a week.
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Emergency services responded to the semi-trailer crash on the Murray Valley Highway about 4pm on Wednesday.
The vehicle, which was carrying a load of hay, tipped over about four kilometres west of Tallangatta.
The 61-year-old driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The fuel tanks ruptured during the crash and led to an estimated 100 to 200 litres of diesel leaking out.
Firefighters managed to isolate one of the tanks which helped to stem the flow.
The Environment Protection Authority and Goulburn Murray Water were contacted amid concerns the diesel would leak into Lake Hume.
Acting Sergeant Owen Clarke said the scene was secured with minimal leakage and police will now examine what caused the crash.
“Trucks carrying hay can operate slightly outside of the height requirements,” he said.
“With a load of hay, there are a lot of variables.
“Witnesses both said the vehicle was travelling underneath the posted speed limit.”
The crash followed similar incidents on the Hume Highway at Albury on Saturday morning and near Chiltern on Friday.
A truck slammed into the back of a parked car as the driver slept near the Fallon Street overpass about 2.30am.
A truck also ran off the road and rolled in the median strip of the highway near Chiltern about 11am Friday.
Acting Sergeant Clarke said the trucking industry was continually improving.
“With the number of trucks on the road going through Albury-Wodonga on a given day, it’s a very small percentage of them that crash,” he said.
“I’ve been in the highway patrol for almost 15 years.
“The trucking industry has improved significantly since I started.
“But most of these crashes are incredibly preventable.
“It usually comes down to the driver of the truck itself.
“I don’t know what caused this rollover here, but we’ll get to the bottom of it and will try to find the person responsible.”