Three men were hospitalised after a Toyota flatbed truck travelling to Wanganui ended up on the west side of State Highway 4 just past Western Line at 2.15pm yesterday.
The truck left the road in wet conditions and hit a power pole.
Two St John ambulances attended and the truck's three occupants, one man in his 30s and two men in their 40s, were taken to Wanganui Hospital. The on-call duty manager at the emergency department said all three had minor injuries and were to be discharged last night.
Two Fire Service trucks also attended. Traffic was diverted at Blueskin Rd, Westmere, before the highway was reopened just before 3pm.
Constable Robert Parsons said the three men were returning from work in Patea.