Emergency services at the scene of a fatal crash between a truck and van on SH5. Photo / Paul TaylorOne person has died and another 10 are injured after a vanload of Samoan workers collided with a wine-laden truck on State Highway 5, near Tarawera. A rescue helicopter lands at Hawke's Bay Hospital with patients injured in a crash near Tarawera. Hawke's Bay road policing acting sergeant Nathan Ross said one passenger in the van, in their 30s, had died and the other 10 were in varying states. St John territory manager Brendon Hutchinson, left, and Hawke's Bay road policing acting sergeant Nathan Ross said it was a tragic day.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2020 21:48 UTC