A cyclist has been hit by a truck on Hyderabad Rd, Napier. Photo / Paul Taylor
A cyclist was on Wednesday evening fighting for his life after a collision with a truck on Hyderabad Rd, Napier.
Police arrived at the scene at 3.20pm and remained there as at 4.45pm. A spokesman said the cyclist, a man in his 50s, had critical injuries.
Original reports suggested the
patient was a child, a police spokesperson said, however this was later updated.
A St John Ambulance took the man to Hawke's Bay Hospital where he remained in a critical condition on Wednesday evening.
Police blocked off the roundabout at the intersection of Hyderabad Rd, Prebensen Dr and Corunna Bay, for several hours, as the serious crash unit carried out its investigation.
