Police say a driver has been “shaken up” after their car was struck by part of a falling tree on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway.
A spokesperson said they were called to the scene of a tree that fell, sending a branch over the northbound lane of State Highway 2/50 between Meeanee Rd and the Kennedy Rd overpass, about 12.50pm on Monday.
The spokesperson said a branch “landed on a vehicle”.
There were no injuries, but the northbound lane of the road was closed for roughly an hour, with diversions in place.
Winds were blowing 52km/h on MetService’s wind instruments at the airport about 1.15pm on Monday.