A Hawke's Bay woman has died after a car crash left her fighting for her life in a coma for 10 days.
Pam McGarva, 55, died yesterday morning. She had been in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital following a car collision earlier this month.
Police said two cars, with a single occupant in each, collided on Prebensen Drive, Napier, on Wednesday, July 9.
The crash, which happened near the Prebensen Drive/Hawke's Bay Expressway intersection, left Ms McGarva and a 24-year-old woman trapped and the Fire Service cut them from their vehicles.
Three fire crews and three ambulances attended the scene, which caused Prebensen Drive to be closed for three hours.