The driver involved in a fatal crash at Papaiti on Thursday is in a stable condition in Wellington Hospital.
A woman died in the accident when a car went out of control on a sharp bend and smashed into a tree along Papaiti Rd at 1am.
The 22-year-old driver was transferred to Wellington Hospital from Wanganui on Thursday, critically ill.
A hospital spokesperson said yesterday he was in a stable condition in ICU.
The passenger who died on impact, has yet to be named. They were the only people in the car.