A woman in her 20s remains in a serious but stable condition after an accident on State Highway 2 at Poukawa, near Hastings, on Saturday morning.
The woman was driving a car that collided with a truck.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 7.30am. She was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a serious condition.
In a statement, police said the truck driver was not injured.
The road was initially closed and diversions were put in place until later that day.
