The police serious crash unit is at the scene. Photo / NZTA
Two men have been seriously injured after a crash on State Highway 2 in Poukawa which closed the road for more than four hours.
A police spokesperson said the two-vehicle crash about 3.50am near Te Hauke ended with one of the cars blocking the train tracks which run alongside the
highway.
The pair, one in his 50s and another in his 60s, were transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital by ambulance in a critical condition.
The man in his 50s was in a serious condition and the man in his 60s was in a stable condition about 11am on Thursday, a Hawke's Bay DHB spokesperson said.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said the road was closed for more than four hours, while contractors and the serious crash unit were at the scene and reopened at 8.20am.
