Update 12pm: Live Traffic reports the highway has reopened to traffic.
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10am: Macquarie Pass is closed in both directions on Saturday morning due to an oversized truck stuck on a hairpin bend.
Live Traffic NSW is reporting the Illawarra Hwy (Macquarie Pass) is closed in both directions as a result of the truck - believed to be a furniture truck - being stuck on a hairpin bend.
Police, Rural Fire Service and Fire Rescue NSW crews are in attendance; a HAZMAT unit from Albion Park was called to the scene around 10am over fears of a ruptured fuel tank.
Reports from the scene say the truck's fuel tank is jammed against the road.
Emergency services report the truck is stuck on the second hairpin bend.
Eastbound motorists are being diverted to Jamberoo Mountain Road.
Westbound motorists are being turned around at Tongarra. Motorists can use Terry St and Jamberoo Mountain Rd.
Emergency services are awaiting the arrival of a tow truck from the top of the mountain.
Motorists are advised to expect delays and avoid the area.
