Police call witnesses to fatal accident in Hastings

Police call witnesses to fatal accident in Hastings

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle accident on Pakowhai Rd around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.  (File photo)

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Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle accident on Pakowhai Rd around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. (File photo)

Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Pakowhai Rd, near Hastings, earlier this week come forward.

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle accident Tuesday night, in which one person died and another was seriously injured. The road was closed for several hours while the Serious Crash Unit was present.

“This is a tragic incident and any information would greatly assist police in understanding the exact circumstances of what happened,” the police said in a statement released Thursday.

Police asked anyone parked around 6:00 PM on the side of Pakowhai Rd close to the Pakowhai Store to get in touch.

Information can be given directly to Detective Mike Godwin at the Hastings Police Station or to 105 quoting file number 220713/7116.