Emergency services were alerted about 5.45.

The road is closed at State Highway 29 and Cambridge Road and State Highway 29 and Rapurapu Road.

Diversions are in place and motorists should expect delays.

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31 Dec: Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years

31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning

30 Dec: A man who reportedly attempted to flee Police after an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne - has been arrested

30 Dec: Gisborne Police are deploying the Eagle helicopter, and placing more officers on the road, to combat reckless driving over New Years

30 Dec: A public safety campaigner says adding beat cops is the best way to reduce violence in central Auckland

30 Dec: A car crash survivor is urging young people to take care on the roads this summer

30 Dec: We're on track to end the year with one of the lowest numbers of crash deaths in decades

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