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One person died after an accident involving a pickup truck carrying Samoan temporary workers in Tarawera, north of Napier.
One person has died and nine others have been injured after an accident in Tarawera, north of Napier, this morning. Source: Facebook Rescue Helicopter Service / Lowe Corporation
St John said they were alerted to the incident on State Highway 5, Tarawera, between Tataraakina Road and Pohukura Road at 9.52 a.m.
St John treated ten people with injuries ranging from moderate to critical, before being transported to various hospitals, including Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, Palmerston North and Taupō, by helicopter and ambulance, the territory manager for St John Hawke’s Bay said, Brendon Hutchinson, 1 NEWS.
A rescue helicopter transported a seriously injured man to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further treatment, while two other rescue helicopters transported more patients to the hospital, Lowe Corporation’s Rescue Helicopter Service said on Facebook this afternoon.
Police say: “Eleven people, including the deceased, were in the van when the accident with the truck occurred.”
“Some of the people in the van were citizens of Samoa, who were in New Zealand working as seasonal workers. There was also a New Zealander in the van.”
The accident occurred on State Highway 5, Tarawera, between Tataraakina Road and Pohukura Road, shortly before 10 am. Source: Facebook Rescue Helicopter Service / Lowe Corporation
Five of those injured in the crash are being treated at Hawke’s Bay Hospital, a Hawke’s Bay DHB spokesman told 1 NEWS.
One adolescent remains in the Intensive Care Unit with critical injuries, while four others, aged between 20 and 40, are in stable condition.
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Locals say a truck tried to avoid colliding with three trucks when the accident occurred. Source: 1 NEWS
1 NEWS spoke to the owners of the nearby Tarawera Cafe, who said a truck carrying wine tried to avoid colliding with three trucks when the accident occurred.
Since then, State Highway 5 has reopened.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
