The risks associated with using the Parikanapa Road as an alternative to the Tiniroto Road were highlighted on Friday when this metal truck slewed off the road. A resident in that area who sent in the photographs said the truck and trailer went extremely close to going down the bank. Tiniroto Road remains closed at the Hangaroa Bluffs due to the instabiIity of the rock face above it. Residents in that area have been forced to travel via Wairoa to Gisborne, or to use the  Parikanapa Road, which local residents feel is still in a dangerous state.

There was a report of another crash on the road on the same day, with two trucks colliding, fortunately with no injuries.