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Truck left dangling off Bass Highway overpass at Ulverstone after crash

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The truck is balanced five metres above the road below. Image / The Advocate (Eve Woodhouse)

A truck has been left precariously dangling off the side of an overpass in Tasmania’s north-west.

The incident occurred around 11am on Thursday on the Bass Highway heading westbound at Ulverstone.

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Police said the crash on the Westella Drive offramp involved no other vehicles and resulted in no serious injuries.

The driver is understood to have been able to exit the truck’s cab, which remained balanced on the highway five metres above the road below.

The truck is balanced five metres above the road below. Image / via Pulse

Police say the Eastland Drive roundabout is blocked but one lane of the Bass Highway is clear and moving freely.

Officers are urging drivers to avoid the area and seek an alternate route while the scene is cleared.

Two large cranes arrived at the scene on Thursday afternoon to remove the truck.

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