Extreme care SH1 - Waiouru to Sanson. (22nd Oct)

**Tank** · 22nd October 2008, 07:26

Drivers heading south on State Highway One are being urged to take care because about 2300 litres of automatic transmission fluid has been spilt on the road from Waiouru to Sanson.

Because of the fluid on the road a truck had jack-knifed near Ohingaiti, blocking the road, police said.

There had also been several non-injury crashes as a result of the spillage.

Inspector Marty Parker, of police central communications, said emergency services and a vehicle recovery unit were at the scene.

People planning to drive on the stretch of road should delay their travel plans.

Mr Parker said the vehicle that leaked the fluid had been found.

**Pussy** · 22nd October 2008, 07:35

Good on you for the heads up, Tank!

**sinfull** · 22nd October 2008, 07:44

Yuck ! that'd be slippery shit too !

**Bass** · 22nd October 2008, 08:05

Must have been a real monster truck if the gearbox held 2300 litres. Wouldn't need to use the road.

Seriously though, it would have to be a tanker of some sort to lose that much fluid.

**quickbuck** · 22nd October 2008, 11:51

Good excuse to use the Parapara's if you are heading this way....

**NOMIS** · 22nd October 2008, 12:31

My family live in Ohingaiti all from that way. Hope there ok, I read this on stuff.co.nz but it didn't say where

**sunhuntin** · 22nd October 2008, 12:32

where in the hell would that much trans fluid come from??

**sinfull** · 22nd October 2008, 13:08

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

where in the hell would that much trans fluid come from??

A trans porter

**R6_kid:Me** · 22nd October 2008, 14:13

Waiouru to Sanson - not the Army by any chance?

Thats a bloody long stretch of road surely a good 80-100km or so?

**Tank** · 22nd October 2008, 14:16

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Waiouru to Sanson - not the Army by any chance?

Thats a bloody long stretch of road surely a good 80-100km or so?

Yep - Stuff said it was over about 100km of road. Confirmed as having caused several accidents already.

**mowgli** · 23rd October 2008, 15:23

Just heard that yesterday a truck spilled 2500 litres of transmission fluid on SH1 between Waiouru and Sanson. I also heard that a truck and a car came to grief in separate incidents presumably as a result of the spill.

I hope no bikers were affected.