A driver was in a stable condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital on Tuesday afternoon after hitting a cattle beast in pitch dark on State Highway 2 in Central Hawke’s Bay.
The highway was closed for roughly an hour after police were called to the scene near the intersection with Argyll Rd between Waipawa and Ōtane at 3.07am. A helicopter and Hato Hone St John were also sent to the crash.
A police spokeswoman said there were reports of stock on the road at the time.
The road was reopened around 4.14am and the driver, a man in his 60s, was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital by ambulance in a serious condition, a St John spokesperson said.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said the vehicle hit a cattle beast and no one was trapped.
