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A 21-year-old has been arrested after illegally taking a motor vehicle (file image)
A postal driver was injured after a man tried to steal his courier truck while working in Hastings Tuesday morning.
Police said they received a report of a pickup truck theft at the intersection of Elm Road and Willowpark Road south in the suburb of Akina around 9 a.m.
“One person tried to intervene and was taken to the hospital.”
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About half an hour later, the vehicle was found dumped and two people were arrested, a police spokesman said.
A spokesman for St John Ambulance said the driver was taken to hospital with “moderate injuries.”
New Zealand Post confirmed that the van was one of its Courier Post vehicles.
A spokesperson said a contract delivery driver was injured in the incident and was receiving treatment at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
“NZ Post will support the driver and his family as they recover,” the spokesperson said.
A courier driver is receiving hospital treatment and his van was taken away Tuesday morning.
After the van was recovered, the New Zealand Post was investigating the contents of the vehicle to find out what, if anything, had been taken.
Customers will be notified if necessary.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with illegally taking a motor vehicle and is due to appear in Hastings District Court this week.
The second person was not charged, police said.
