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Central Hawke’s Bay fatal crash: State Highway 2 reopens after closure

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Police say one person died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Takapau, Central Hawke's Bay.

Police say one person died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Takapau, Central Hawke's Bay.

  • An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the location of the crash was SH50. The error is regretted.

One person is dead after a highway crash in Central Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday morning.

The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Takapau, was reported to police just before 7.30am.

A statement from police said one person died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit was called and inquiries were ongoing to determine the circumstances of the accident.

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The road was closed from 8am with detours in place. It was fully reopened by 1.55pm.

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