Milk truck hits house

• Published date: 26 January 2023
• Publication title: Northland Age, The

Peter Cartwright was given a rude awakening about 3am on Monday when a milk truck tore through the front of his house

Sergeant Tony Woodbridge said it was believed the driver fell asleep at the wheel when the milk truck hit a parked car before smashing into the building.

The truck ended up on its side and had to be lifted upright by a crane but the driver escaped without injury.

Cartwright said the crash was quite a surprise: “I put my pants on pretty quick.”

He is a retired barber and the part of the building the truck went through used to be his shop, but is now used for...