A two-car crash near Okaihau closed State Highway 1 for close to an hour on Thursday. Photo / Peter de Graaf
An Ōkaihau woman in her 80s has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash which closed State Highway 1 for just under an hour.
The collision occurred about 11am on Thursday between Wehirua and Bullman Rds, south of Okaihau.
Northland police crash analyst Jeff Cramp said the driver of
a Nissan station wagon had pulled over on to the left-hand shoulder before attempting to turn right into a private driveway.
However, she failed to see a people mover, also heading south, coming up behind her.
A family of four — including young children — was in the people mover. They were uninjured.