Truck crashes into power pole on SH3 in Hāwera

Emergency services had to shut a section of SH3 on South Rd, Hāwera after a truck crashed into a power pole on Tuesday morning.

Police were advised at 10.40am a truck had collided with a power pole on South Rd.

“The truck driver was uninjured but the power pole is broken.”

Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Shannon Lucas said fire services were currently on-site.

“We are on-site just for scene protection, because the power pole is on quite a dangerous lean.

“The road had to be closed.”

There was one fire crew and another support crew at the scene, she said.

“We weren’t advised of any injuries.”

A Powerco spokesman said one customer was affected by the damage to the power pole.

“Our crews are working as quickly as they can to restore power.”

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.