An elderly man was seriously injured this afternoon when he was thrown from his fertiliser truck as it plunged down a 12m bank, east of Dannevirke.
The 73-year-old was driving a fertiliser truck-and-sprayer unit when it came off the Waitahora Rd, on the western side of Puketoi Range, in Manawatu-Whanganui.
The man suffered multiple injuries when he was thrown from the truck, a Philips Search and Rescue Trust spokesperson said. He was stabilised at the scene and flown to Palmerston North Hospital.
The police commercial vehicle safety team will be investigating the crash.
