One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 50 in Hawke’s Bay today.
Emergency services were called to the scene on State Highway 50, north of Tikokino around midday.
“Sadly, one person passed away at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.
The highway was closed for a few hours for debris removal, and reopened at 3pm.
The Serious Crash Unit were making inquiries into the circumstances of the crash.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it received a call to a motor vehicle collision near Hastings shortly after 12pm.
It sent one truck from Tikokino fire station and assisted police and ambulance.
