A semi-trailer carrying a full load of soil and a silver Holden collided at the off-ramp intersection causing the truck to roll and come to rest on an embankment on the side of the road.

Miraculously, the truck driver, a 60-year-old man from Werribee, escaped with just minor head injuries and was taken to Ballarat Base Hospital. The driver of the car was uninjured, despite much of the passenger side of the vehicle being severely damaged.

Sergeant David Whitwell said it was believed the truck had been travelling down the off-ramp from the Western Highway and had come into some difficulty which had forced it to miss the left hand turn at the base of the hill and spear across Daylesford Road.

The car, which was travelling south was clipped on the passenger side and spun around as the truck crashed into the embankment on the other side of the road, before rolling.

It took out two poles, but miraculously just missed a third light tower by less than a metre.

Sergeant Whitwell said it was incredibly lucky that there were no serious injuries as it could have been a horrific scene, with the road normally busy just before 9am.

He said investigations were ongoing and traffic was urged to avoid the area for much of the morning.

EARLIER: A truck has rolled after colliding with a car in Brown Hill this morning.

The crash, which occurred about 8.45am, left the truck on its side and a grey sedan with significant front-end damage.

Details of the how the crash unfolded are not yet confirmed, although the car was left damaged in the middle of Daylesford Road near the Western Highway overpass.

The truck rolled into trees and bushes near the on-ramp onto the highway.

One witness told The Courier a small fire had started near the rolled truck, but it was quickly extinguished by another bystander.

It appears the truck was carrying dirt.

There are significant traffic delays, with outbound Daylesford Road traffic blocked.

The truck driver, a Werribee man in his 60s, has been taken to Ballarat Base Hospital in a stable condition with minor head injuries.

It follows another crash this morning, where a car towing a trailer rolled at Trawalla.

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