M1 truck crash in Brooklyn

A truck driver has been taken to hospital following a crash north of Sydney early this morning, NSW Police say.

The crash happened just after 1am (Friday 14 December 2018), when a B-double truck travelling northbound on the M1, south of the Hawkesbury River Bridge, Brooklyn, hit the dividing rock wall rapturing the fuel tank.

The truck driver, a 46-year-old man was taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition.

An operation is now underway to unload the truck before it can be removed.

Significant traffic delays are expected with lane three northbound of the M1 remaining closed.

For the latest traffic information visit www.livetraffic.com.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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