A man in his 20s remains in a critical condition after a truck plunged off a steep bank, leaving a person trapped on Sunday.
Emergency services attempted to free the driver of the large truck after it crashed about 9.30am off the Napier to Taupō highway at Te Haroto.
A motorist who came across the scene just after the crash said the large commercial truck plunged down a steep 10-metre bank leaving the driver pinned in the cab.
He said the driver had been trapped for about 30 minutes before emergency services arrived, but he had been immediately attended to by an off-duty ambulance officer.
A Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman said on Monday a man in his 20s remains in a critical condition.