Man cut free from Toyota

A DRIVER has been cut free from a car and taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after a two-vehicle crash at Orielton in southern Tasmania.

Emergency crews were called to the Tasman Highway scene shortly after 10am yesterday when a Toyota Camry and a fuel truck collided.

The Toyota driver, a 33-year-old NSW man, suffered serious leg injuries and was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital for treatment after he was freed from his vehicle. The truck driver, a 40year-old Chigwell man, was not injured.

Police said the truck was not carrying a load at the time of the crash.

Police officers from Richmond and Sorell attended the scene.

Investigations are continuing into the cause of the crash.

Traffic on the Tasman Highway near Orielton was disrupted for several hours while the scene was cleared.