One person has been critically injured after a truck hit a pedestrian in Hastings on Tuesday.

A police spokesman said police responded to reports of a serious crash involving a truck and a pedestrian near the intersection of Williams St and Tomoana Rd about 12.20pm.

The spokesman said Frederick St and Tomoana St had been closed while emergency services responded.

A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said one person was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a critical condition

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