A woman is in serous condition after her car plunged up to 40m and hit a tree in Hawke's Bay today.
The accident on Te Mata Peak, near Havelock, happened just before 1pm, police said.
The car dropped 30-40m, hit a tree on the way down and came to a stop in a ditch.
The crash was discovered by a psserby.
Police said the woman, in her 50s or 60s, hadn't been travelling fast but she had to have turned right to leave the road.
