Car v kāhu: Hawk survives being 'consumed' by SUV on a test drive

Vets, mechanics combine to rescue hawk trapped in car grille

The hawk collided with the car and wedged in the front grille. Photo: Nadine Hook / VetsOne Hastings via RNZ A driver turned up at a Hastings vet last week, with a hawk jammed tight in the grille of her car, after the pair accidentally collided.

Hastings vets, mechanic combine to rescue hawk from car grille

A shaken driver accidentally collided with the bird while test-driving the car around Hastings.

‘Remarkable’ survival after hawk trapped in car grille

The bird looked like ‘a giant, feathered butterfly’ after the impact.

Car v kāhu: Hawk survives being 'consumed' by SUV on a test drive

A kāhu hit by a woman test-driving a car in Hawke’s Bay has miraculously survived uninjured after being wedged in the grille. Hastings VetsOne vet nurse...