A ute submerged in a stream under a Hastings bridge after crashing is now able to see the light of day.
A Hawke's Bay Regional Council team removed the vehicle which had been submerged in Raupare Stream, off Pakowhai Rd in Hastings, for five days.
A post on the council's Facebook page explained the ute had been deemed a pollution risk and was blocking a culvert under Pakowhai Rd which feeds into the Clive River.
"The vehicle had sunk and initially was fully submerged in the flood waters from last week and was wedged in the drain," the post said.
