One person was seriously injured and two moderately during six-vehicle pile-up on Hawke's Bay Expressway. Photo / SuppliedA petition to remove roadside wire barriers from the Hawke's Bay Expressway after a six-car pileup has attracted more than 1000 signatures in a single day. One woman was seriously injured and another five people moderately. "We know that the median barriers on SH2/Hawke's Bay Expressway have saved many lives and prevented serious injuries." Postings said that between 2008 and 2017, 10 people were killed and 46 were seriously injured in crashes on the expressway, before barriers and other improvements over the past few years.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 18, 2021 02:29 UTC