Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
A person has been hit by a vehicle on the Hawke's Bay Expressway in one of two crashes causing significant traffic delays in Napier.
One person has been seriously injured in the incident which took place at the intersection with Prebensen Drive in Poraiti at 1:05pm.
The southbound lane of the expressway is blocked.
Meanwhile, a second crash, involving a truck and a car was reported just after 1:30pm on Taradale Road, near Maadi Road in Pirimai.
One person is being treated with minor to moderate injuries.
The southbound lanes on Taradale Road are blocked.