Emergency services responded to the scene after a truck collided with a power pole in Hāwera on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services had to shut a section of SH3 on South Rd, Hāwera after a truck crashed into a power pole on Tuesday morning.
Police were advised at 10.40am a truck had collided with a power pole on South Rd.
“The truck driver was uninjured but the power pole is broken.”
Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Shannon Lucas said fire services were currently on-site.
“We are on-site just for scene protection, because the power pole is on quite a dangerous lean.
“The road had to be closed.”
There was one fire crew and another support crew at the scene, she said.
“We weren’t advised of any injuries.”
A Powerco spokesman said one customer was affected by the damage to the power pole.
“Our crews are working as quickly as they can to restore power.”
Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.
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