Hawke’s Bay: One person dead after crash near Nuhaka

The Nuhaka Opoutama Rd is closed while a scene examination is conducted.

One person has died after a car rolled near Nuhaka, in northern Hawke’s Bay on Friday.

Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash, on the Nuhaka Opoutama Rd near Wai Station Rd in the Wairoa District, at about 8.50am.

A police spokesperson said the sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.

The Nuhaka Opoutama Rd is closed, and diversions are in place while a scene examination is conducted.

“Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.”

The Nuhaka, Mahia, and Wairoa fire brigades attended the scene.