Man crushed between two trucks

An investigation has been launched after a local Fulton Hogan worker was crushed between two trucks while on the job yesterday.
The 63-year-old Tauranga man was helping reseal a section of State Highway 35 at Omaio, near Te Kaha, when he became pinned by the trucks about 11am.
It's understood the trucks were a fully-laden metal chip loader and a tar truck.
The man suffered serious injuries to his legs and abdomen, and was scheduled for surgery today.
A doctor from Te Kaha Medical Centre arrived at the scene and helped treat the man with pain relief, while St John paramedics from Tauranga were flown down with the TrustPower TECT rescue helicopter.
St John advanced paramedic Ross Clarke said the man ended up on top of the metal chip truck, on top of the load.
Mr Clarke said the man had been on, or at, the rear of the metal truck when the incident happened.
"He was standing on the back there, directing it or managing it, when he was hit by another road working truck."
The man's leg was badly broken and put into a splint before he was stretchered into the helicopter. His other leg is believed to have also been injured.
He was flown to hospital in a serious condition.
He was stable in the orthopaedic ward this morning.
The man was working for Fulton Hogan.
It is understood Bay of Plenty management held a safety meeting this morning, which was called in light of yesterday's incident.
From Christchurch, Bob Fulton chief operating officer for Fulton Hogan New Zealand Contracting told the Bay of Plenty Times an internal investigation had been launched to establish the cause of the crash.
"Our investigation will take a number of days but I can tell you our Bay of Plenty region has minimal incidents, considering how mobile pieces of plants (Fulton Hogan machinery) can have an effect of the business."
Mr Hogan said the injured staff member was an "experienced operator" and the company had strong safety procedures and processes in place.
Staff on each "crew" were also trained in first aid, although it was not known if any staff member administered first aid while waiting for the doctor.
The works on the stretch of highway were not expected to continue today. Signs were likely to be put out instead.
Fulton Hogan is a major civil contracting company in New Zealand, offering civil contracting, construction, infrastructure maintenance, quarrying and asphalt production and surfacing.
More than 4000 people are employed by the company throughout the country.