Te Puke hitchhiker remains critical in hospital

Emergency services attend to a woman hit by a van in Te Puke this week. Photo/John Borren

The woman hurt when she was struck by a car in Te Puke this week remains in a critical condition at Tauranga Hospital today.

The 29-year-old Tauranga woman was in a 'critical but stable' condition at the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The woman was understood to have been hitchhiking when she was struck by a van as she stood on a grass verge on Te Puke's main road on Tuesday.

Crash. Police at the scene where a man was hit by a vehicle on Takitimu Dr, under the 15th Ave flyover. Photo/John Borren

The elderly driver of the vehicle was believed to have suffered from a medical condition and was also taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The woman was one of four people to be hit by vehicles in the Bay this week.

A 31-year-old man was flown to Waikato Hospital yesterday after he was struck by a car on Takitimu Drive near 15th Ave on Wednesday night.

He remained in a critical condition in ICU this afternoon.

On Tuesday, 75-year-old Pukehina farmer Ian McKenzie was killed when he was struck by a car while moving stock.

On Monday a 12-year-old girl was hit by a car before the driver yelled 'oh my gosh, I'm sorry' and fled.

Ian McKenzie. died, after being struck by a car while he was moving cattle accross Old Coach Rd in Ohinepanea. Photo/supplied