A concrete truck driver was unaware he’d collided with a cyclist and drove off leaving her with critical injuries.
The Dominion Post reports the cyclist, a 46-year-old Napier woman, was taken to Hawke’s Bay Regional Hospital with critical leg and pelvic injuries injuries after the crash early this morning, according to police .
The crash happened at 5.45am on State Highway 2, opposite Waitangi Rd, in Napier.
A fully-laden concrete truck pulled out of Waitangi Rd and drove across the highway into the entrance of Winstone Aggregates, directly across from the intersection, police told The Dominion Post.
”The cyclist was on the cycleway and collided with the truck’s trailer. The truck driver was unaware of the collision and continued into the Winstone Aggregates yard.
”After unloading he came out of the entrance and found the woman lying on the ground nearby.”
The woman was in a critical condition in the emergency department according to a hospital spokesperson.
The Police Serious Crash Unit and the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit are investigating the crash.
