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One dead after single-vehicle crash in central Hawke's Bay

09:43 am on 18 December 2025

File image Photo: RNZ / Anneke Smith

One person has died following a single vehicle crash near Flemington south of Waipukurau on Wednesday night.

Emergency services received reports of the crash on Ngawaka Road at around 11:10pm.

The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene, police said.

The road was closed while a scene examination was carried out, and the death has been referred to the Coroner.