One person has died following a quad bike accident at a private property in the Hawke’s Bay settlement of Crownthorpe.
The incident happened about 2.30pm on Saturday.
Emergency services responded but the person died at the scene.
A police statement said the crash involved a quad bike, and enquiries into the incident were ongoing.
The Serious Crash Unit and WorkSafe have been notified.
St John said it responded with one ambulance, one first-response unit, one rapid-response unit and one clinical support vehicle.
The death has been referred to the Coroner.
There have been at least three other quad bike-related deaths in Hawke’s Bay in recent years including in Wairoa in 2018 and in Central Hawke’s Bay in 2020 and 2021.
