Part of State Highway 1 is closed, as the serious crash unit investigates following the two-car collision which happened around 1am.

Police are asking people to avoid the area.

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03 Dec: Eight fire trucks and seven appliances have been dispatched to a large grass fire in Hawke's Bay

03 Dec: A Hawke's Bay man's been jailed for 15 years and eight months, for kidnapping and raping a fifteen year old girl, after ram-raiding a sports arena

03 Dec: The Police watchdog's ruled officers used too much force when they handcuffed two children in Napier - unjustifiably

03 Dec: Police say they've caught 27 drivers drink driving - in a pre-Christmas clampdown

01 Dec: Several fire appliances are responding to a blaze near a Hawke's bay refuse centre

29 Nov: A person has suffered serious injuries in a two vehicle crash on the Hawke's Bay Expressway

28 Nov: Firefighters have been battling - a well involved shed fire - in the Hastings suburb of Twyford

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