Two crashes on Hawke's Bay highways

Southbound traffic is backing up at the Meeanee Rd overbridge after a crash. Photo / NZTA

Emergency services responded to two crashes on Hawke's Bay highways on Thursday morning.

A police spokeswoman said they received a report of a single vehicle crash on State Highway 5, Waipunga, at 8.17am.

The spokeswoman said one vehicle hit the Okoeke Stream Bridge and traffic management was in place while the scene was cleared.

A St John spokesperson said St John attended, but a person involved in the incident declined treatment.

A police spokesman said police received a report of another crash involving three vehicles on the Hawke's Bay Expressway, at the Meanee Road on-ramp around 8.45am.

The spokesman said the road was partially blocked while emergency services responded.

Traffic on the southbound lane of the Hawke's Bay Expressway was backed up as of 8.55am - Waka Kotahi NZTA confirmed the crash was cleared by 9.50am.

The St John spokesperson said they were called to the scene at 8.49am, where one ambulance and one rapid response vehicle treated one person in a moderate condition.

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