The Hawke’s Bay Expressway south of Hastings was closed for several hours and four people were injured after a serious Monday-morning crash.
Emergency services were called about 8.46am to the two-vehicle crash near the roundabout intersection of State Highway 2 (Maraekakaho Rd) and Longlands Rd.
![The Hawke’s Bay Expressway south of Hastings was closed for several hours after a serious crash left a woman critically injured and three others seriously injured. Photo / Warren Buckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4KLB6ZEVJEJ5AJOWYI7A5MLBY.jpg?auth=cc32e22c319b7c154aa70e314f3eb824755cd165a8bd386e4d3f15fe121996a2&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
A police statement said the Serious Crash Unit had been advised.
A St John spokesman said staff responded with four ambulances, one manager and one rapid response vehicle.