Police were called to the crash about 7.07am. Photo / NZME
Hawke’s Bay’s provisional road toll has crept up to 12 so far this year after another fatal crash in Bay View on Wednesday morning.
One person died in a fatal collision between a logging truck and a car on State Highway 2 north of Napier on Wednesday morning.
A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the crash just south of Bay View about 7.07am.
Another police spokeswoman said one vehicle had crossed the centre line into the path of the other.
One person died in the crash, and a Hato Hone St John spokesperson said one person was also taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital with serious injuries.
A Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay spokeswoman said a man in his 60s was being assessed in ED as of 9.10am this morning.
Waka Kotahi confirmed in a statement at 1.55pm on Wednesday that State Highway 2 between Hill Road and Watchman Road re-opened after it was closed for several hours.
Both lanes of the road were closed in the morning, with commuter traffic building in the area.
This morning’s fatal crash marks 12 deaths on Hawke’s Bay roads so far this year, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Transport.
The provisional data shows there have been four road deaths in Tararua so far this year.
The fatal crash is also the second serious crash on State Highway 2 north of Napier in less than 24 hours.
A two-car crash near Tangoio left one person critically injured and another seriously injured on Tuesday.
A man in his 30s was on Wednesday morning in a stable condition after he was taken to Hawkes’s Bay Hospital in a serious condition following the incident.
A man in his 20s involved in the same crash was on Wednesday morning in a serious condition in ICU at Wellington Hospital after he was transferred from Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a critical condition.
In a third incident, a cyclist was moderately injured after being hit by a car in Napier on Tuesday evening.
A police spokeswoman said the incident happened on Gloucester Street, Greenmeadows, about 6.45pm.
The St John spokesperson said one person with serious injuries was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
The Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay spokeswoman said it was a woman in her 50s who was assessed and discharged.
There were several minor crashes around Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday morning, none of which ended with any significant injuries.
A police spokesman said a vehicle flipped at 8.42am near Managaroa Rd, Longlands, Hastings.
He said one person had minor injuries.
The police spokesman said there was a two-car collision on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway, between Prebensen Dr and Taradale Rd at 9.05am, which resulted in no injuries.
Finally, the police spokesman said a ute crashed into a creek at 9.56am on Onehunga Road in Bay View, Napier, but the occupants were able to get themselves out of the vehicle.
Nurse warns Hawke’s Bay Hospital is “holding on by the skin of our teeth” due to staffing.