Motorcyclist crashes down 10-metre bank in Napier

Scene of the crash where a motorcyclist was injured. Photo / Paul Taylor

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after crashing over a fence and falling down a 10-metre bank on Napier’s Bluff Hill.

The crash happened shortly after noon today along Seapoint Rd.

Police were called to Seapoint Rd after a motorbike crash. Photo / Paul Taylor

A police spokesman said it appeared the motorbike rider, a man in his 20s, had gone over a wall.

A person was seen being carried out on a stretcher and police were assessing a damaged fence on the side of Seapoint Rd, above a steep drop.

A St John ambulance spokesperson said a man was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Seapoint Rd on Bluff Hill in Napier. Photo / Google Maps

He was in a stable condition in hospital as at Tuesday afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said two fire engines attended and helped police and ambulance.