A 51-year-old man was taken to hospital on Thursday after being crushed between two trucks.
The man was pinned between a parked truck and one that was backing up in the Brunswick Rd area, St John Whanganui territory manager John Stretton said.
"He was extraordinarily lucky," said Mr Stretton, who attended the incident.
He said the man had no external injuries and didn't request any pain relief.
"He wasn't desperately unwell."