Emergency services are responding to the two car crash near the intersection of State Highway 56 and Makerua Road.

Diversions are in place however motorists are asked to be patient and to expect delays.

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18 Apr: A man's critically injured after an assault involving a group of young people in Waipukurau late last night

18 Apr: A fourth person has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Damon O'Rourke in Palmerston North

16 Apr: Five youths are in custody, accused of stealing a car, and speeding through Hawke's bay

16 Apr: Excavators and machinery are operating on a beach at the mouth of the Esk River in Hawke's Bay again today, as police investigate the disappearance of Joseph Ahuriri

16 Apr: Two men have been arrested after one man allegedly pointed a gun at Police in Palmerston North

16 Apr: Wairoa residents can expect an increased police presence in the Hawke's Bay town after three people were seriously injured this morning

13 Apr: An unlicensed driver who ran over a motorcyclist before fleeing in Hastings will carry out a community-based sentence

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