A man has narrowly escaped with his life after he leapt from his moving truck which then crashed and rolled to a stop.
The man, in his 50s, jumped from his vehicle on the Napier-Taihape Rd near Kuripapango around 11am today. The truck hit a steep bank and rolled.
The man was flown by the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter to Hawke's Bay Hospital with multiple injuries. He is in a stable condition.
![The man was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital by the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter in a stable condition. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J2IWED3XFMSUVLGMD4BBBWF6BI.jpg?auth=59d9785185765bcbd49272bdaacf49c9e3fddc88afff5039c3e5063805c11293&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)