Bus collides with person in wheelchair seriously injuring them
A GoBay bus was involved in the accident. File picture
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A person has been seriously injured after a bus in Hawke's Bay collided with a wheelchair.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council which manages the bus service said it happened at about 2.30pm on Friday and involved a GoBay bus on Lee Road in Taradale.
Emergency services were present, they said.
Route 13 buses have been suspended.
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