Saddle Rd, Manawatu, reopens after crash

Saddle Rd, the alternative route for traffic since the closure of the Manawatu Gorge, is closed this morning after a truck crash. Photo/File

A busy Manawatu thoroughfare has reopened after a truck crash early today.

Saddle Rd was closed in both directions after the truck crash also took out power lines.

The road was the main alternative route while the Manawatu Gorge remained closed.

The crash happened on the Woodville side of Saddle Rd.

The driver was not seriously injured.