Napier crash: One person dead after motorcycle crashes into parked truck

An overnight crash on Kennedy Rd in Napier involved two vehicles and indications suggest one person is deceased according to a police spokesperson. Photo / Otto Crowley

One person has died after a serious crash in Napier.

Police were notified of the crash on Kennedy Rd at 12.29am Monday. A witness at the scene said a motorcycle had crashed into a parked truck.

The crash involved two vehicles and the investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, a police spokesperson said.

Kennedy Rd reopened between Maadi Rd and Bill Hercock St as of 6am, after being closed while emergency services responded to the scene.

Lanes of Taradale Rd were then briefly blocked on Monday morning as emergency services responded to a crash involving a truck.

A police spokesman said police responded to reports of a crash between a truck and a light pole at 8.48am.

The arterial route appeared to be completely reopened as of 9.50am.

The police spokesman said ambulance staff were notified but not required.