A rescue helicopter took one person to hospital in a critical condition. Photo / File
Police have confirmed a person has since died following a crash on SH2, Tangoio on Tuesday.
They were transported to hospital in a critical condition and later died from their injuries.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
The two-car crash on State Highway 2 north of Napier initially has left one person critically injured and another seriously injured.
The highway between Tangoio Settlement Road and Aropaoanui Road, near Tangoio, reopened at 2.40pm on Tuesday, according to an update from Waka Kotahi, after being closed for just over four hours.
Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, were called to the smash, which was reported about 10.20am.
A Hato Hone St John spokesman said one person was taken by helicopter to Hawke’s Bay Hospital and then transferred to Wellington in a critical condition.
The spokesman said another person was taken to Hawkes’s Bay Hospital by ambulance in a serious condition.
A police spokeswoman said one car had rolled and two people had been reported trapped.
Eli Carroll saw the water filling with blood and knew he was in trouble.