Police were called to a section of State Highway Two at 1:40pm, and believe there are serious injuries.

It's the second serious collision in a short period in the Manawatu - the driver of a ute died south east of Sanson this afternoon.

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18 Sep: Firefighters are battling a house fire near the rural village Tutira near Napier this morning

15 Sep: Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash in Newbury near Palmerston North

15 Sep: On person has died at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison after being found in their cell by staff

14 Sep: A Palmerston North boy racer has been sentenced to nine months home detention, for his involvement in the death of a teenage girl

14 Sep: A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North

14 Sep: Emergency services have closed Hansens Line, in Palmerston North, due to a serious crash

13 Sep: The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"

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