Three people have been seriously injured after a car travelling on the wrong side of the road hit them in Hastings this morning.
Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin
The crash happened on Maraekakaho Road near the intersection of Francis Hicks Avenue.
The group was on a footpath waiting to cross when the car struck them.
One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Two others sustained serious injuries.
The driver of the car did not stop.
Police said the car was an older model silver Mazda 323.