The same road was fully then partially closed for more than five hours after a crash between a truck and car in August.
This week, November 9-15, is Road Safety Week. Communities across the country are calling for safer streets after a survey by Brake, the road safety charity, shows almost a third of respondents feel at risk from road danger on their street.
Initial results from Brake's "How safe is your street?" survey revealed that a third of people feel at risk from road danger on their street. More than a third say vehicles travel too fast and a quarter say it isn't safe to cycle.
In 2019, 352 people were killed on NZ roads, including 13 cyclists and 31 pedestrians. As of November 8, 269 people have been killed, compared to 285 at the same time last year, despite the Covid-19 lockdowns when less traffic was on the road.
In Hawke's Bay, as of November 8, 19 people have died compared to 15 in the 2019 year to date.
This year's campaign by Brake, and sponsored by QBE Insurance and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, has the theme "Step Up for Safe Streets".
