The truck sustained significant damage, snapping one gum tree at the base on impact. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A 49-year-old truck driver was taken to Orange Health Service on Wednesday evening after crashing on the Olympic Highway.
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The man was behind the wheel of a B-Double combination log truck heading north about two kilometres south of Back Creek Road when it veered to the southbound lane, off the road and collided with a number of gum trees.
The driver escaped unassisted with minor injuries.
Canobolas Local Area Command duty officer Chief Inspector Dave Harvey said police had taken no action at this stage.
