A young boy has died after a crash on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway this morning.
The boy was in a car that hit another vehicle that had stopped in a line of traffic at a roadworks site on the Pandora Bridge. The crash occurred on the highway between the Prebensen Rd roundabout and the HB Airport.
Police say the boy was in the back seat of a Mazda that drove into the back of another car that was sitting in a line of stationary traffic.
The boy, who age is yet to be confirmed, died at the scene. His mother and younger sister were taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital. The girl has serious injuries.
The occupants of the car that was hit were also taken to hospital with various injuries. Those occupants were a mother and her two children aged 11 and 11 months.
Both families are believed to be from Hawke’s Bay.
Roadworks at the site have been suspended temporarily out of respect for the families involved in the crash.
The highway is expected to be closed for at least another hour. Diversions are in place for both north and south bound traffic.
The police Serious Crash Unit is investigating the crash.
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