Vehicle found empty after Makorori crash

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

Emergency services were called to Makorori hill in the early hours of Sunday morning after a car left State Highway 35 and crashed down a bank.

It happened at around 1.40am.

Rescuers climbed about five metres down the steep bank to reach the car.

“There was no one in the vehicle when we arrived,” a senior firefighter said.

“The car hit some trees and that stopped it from going further down the bank.”

Police have an inquiry under way.