There were three crashes in 45 minutes in Hawke's Bay on Tuesday. Photo / NZME
A car driver left the scene after a collision which seriously injured a motorcyclist in his 70s in Hastings on Tuesday morning.
A police spokesperson said they received reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike on St Aubyn Rd East about 9.35am.
They said the car had reportedly left the scene and police inquiries into the incident were ongoing.
The road was briefly blocked but clear again by 10am.
A Hato Hone St John spokesman said ambulance officers treated and transported one person in a serious condition to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
A Te Whatu Ora spokesperson said a man in his 70s was admitted and was in a serious condition as of 1.50pm.
Emergency services were involved in two earlier incidents.
The police spokeswoman said there was a collision between a car and a cyclist on Douglas Mclean Ave in Napier about 8.50am.
The St John spokesman said one person was assessed and treated at the scene.
Soon after a collision between a car and a truck was reported on State Highway 50, Korokipo Rd, Fernhill, about 8.55am.
The St John spokesman said two people were treated and transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital, one in moderate condition and one in minor condition.
The police spokeswoman said there were no road closures reported in either incident, but police inquiries were ongoing.
Moving through floodwaters on foot, officers saw seven people clinging to a pole.