Truck’s glitch ends in ditch

A MECHANICAL failure saw a truck come to rest in a ditch on Healesville-Kooweerup Road on Monday morning.
The accident, between Manks Road and the Kooweerup township, brought traffic to a halt.
Leading Senior Constable John Morten of Cardinia’s TMU said the mishap occurred when the truck’s brakes locked up.
“Its brakes locked up and the trailer skidded off the side of the road and almost rolled over,” he said.
Leading Sen Const Morten said it was fortunate that nobody was injured.
“It was lucky the trailer skidded towards the drain,” he said.
“If it had of skidded in opposite direction it would have been a different story.”