Two injured in Napier as car crashes down gully on Bluff Hill

Emergency services at the scene on Lighthouse Rd. Photo / NZME

Two people have been injured after a car crashed over a bank and down a gully on Napier’s Bluff Hill.

The single-vehicle crash happened about 2.30pm today on Lighthouse Rd, which winds up to the lookout.

A nearby resident, who did not want to be named, was among the first on the scene and said the car ended up on its roof.

He said two women were injured and out of the car when he reached them, and he checked on them before calling for an ambulance.

He said the car appeared to go off the road and down a drop before landing on a car parked in a driveway.

He said both cars were badly damaged.

Hato Hone St John attended with two ambulances and treated two patients.

Both patients were taken to hospital by ambulance in a serious condition.

Fire and Emergency NZ and police also attended.

“Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash where a car has gone down a bank on Lighthouse Rd,” a police spokeswoman said.

Emergency services could be seen going down a private driveway to reach the crash site.

Motorists were being advised to take care around the area.

Another resident, who did not want to be named, said he heard a woman calling “help me, help me” after the crash.