TRAFFIC was reduced to a crawl on the Hume Highway at Carrick, about 12km north of Goulburn, after a small truck fire about 3pm today.

Traffic queued as far back as the Towrang turn off, about 1.5km south.

RFS and RMS traffic control crews were on scene to clean up the mess, which was understood to be caused by a fuel leak.

A small fire also broke out, but was quickly extinguished with fire fighting equipment.

The driver of the truck, which was hauling an excavator, is believed to be unhurt.

One northbound lane is still closed so that the truck can be moved to safer ground.

Drivers are urged to slow down and take caution. The other northbound lane is open to traffic

A man has been charged after a search warrant in Wagga Wagga uncovered a firearm and drugs yesterday.
About 10.20am (Thursday 24 March 2016), police from Wagga Wagga Local Area Command stopped a vehicle as it left a home on Elanora Place, Glenfield Park, and spoke with the 34-year-old male driver.

Officers then executed a search warrant at the man’s address on Elanora Place.

During the search warrant, police allegedly located a SKS rifle, ammunition, knuckle dusters, and drugs, believed to be ‘ice’.

The man was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station.

He was charged with possess unauthorised prohibited firearm, possess unregistered firearm, not keep firearm safely, possess ammunition, holder of category A or B licence not have approved storage, possess, supply or make explosive for unlawful purpose, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and deal with proceeds of crime.

He was refused bail to appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court today (Friday 25 March 2016).