Police have confirmed a man was killed in a crash in Hastings this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Swamp Rd, between Puketapu and Fernhill.
A police spokesman said they were called about 11.30am to the crash, where it appeared a car had gone off the road and into a drain.
The man had been the car's only occupant, and there were no other vehicles involved in the crash - which occured between Pirau Rd, and Omarunui Settlement Rd.
Police were unable to confirm any details about the man as his next of kin were still being notified.