Gisborne man critically injured in crash off Mahia road

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

A Gisborne man was critically injured in a vehicle crash at Mahia on Sunday in which the ute he

was driving left the road and rolled.

The Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter was called to the scene at around 11am on Sunday morning.

It happened on the Mahia East Coast Road on the peninsula.

“The ute came to rest about 50 metres off the road on farmland,” a chopper spokesman said.

“The male driver, the sole occupant, sustained head and chest injuries and he was status one, in critical condition.”

The chopper flew him to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

The Herald understands he has since been transferred to Waikato Hospital for further care.

The man was still in the vehicle when the chopper and other emergency services got there, including Mahia firefighters and St John ambulance from Wairoa.

The crash was seen by someone in another vehicle and the alarm raised.