New Zealand / Police

Person killed in Napier vehicle incident

08:35 am on 28 December 2024

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

One person has died following an incident with a vehicle in Napier on Friday.

Emergency services were called to Nuffield Avenue in Marewa around 9pm, where one person was located in a critical condition.

Efforts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination, and inquiries into the cause of the incident are ongoing.

Nuffield Avenue was blocked overnight but has since reopened.

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