Four crashes in Hawke’s Bay send four to hospital

Two crashes in Hastings and Waipukurau on Wednesday morning resulted in three people being taken to hospital.

Four separate crashes around Hawke’s Bay have sent four people to hospital, two of them in a serious condition.

About 9.55am on Wednesday, police were told of a two-vehicle crash on Racecourse Rd, Waipukurau.

A car and motorbike had collided, injuring the motorbike rider.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said an ambulance took one person in a serious condition to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

Fifteen minutes earlier, in Sherenden in the Hastings district, police were called to a single-vehicle crash on Taihape Rd.

A St John spokesperson said two people were taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a minor condition.

About 1.10pm, police and an ambulance were called to the intersection of Avondale Rd and Avenue Rd in Greenmeadows to a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist.

A police spokesperson said the cyclist was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a serious condition.

About 1.35pm, police were called to a Huia St, Hastings address following reports that a driver had crashed into another car.

A police spokesperson said after the crash it appeared there had been an altercation between the drivers and one person with them.

Police were speaking with the victim.