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Fifteen injured after eight-vehicle crash on SH1 north of Taupo

Author
NZ Herald Staff,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Sep 2017, 1:45PM
Six vehicles have been involved in a crash near Taupo (Photo: Google Maps/NZ Herald)
Six vehicles have been involved in a crash near Taupo (Photo: Google Maps/NZ Herald)

Fifteen injured after eight-vehicle crash on SH1 north of Taupo

Author
NZ Herald Staff,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Sep 2017, 1:45PM

UPDATED 4:31pm  

Police are launching an investigation into an eight-vehicle crash that injured 15 people near Wairakei north of Taupo.

Three people were seriously injured and have been airlifted to Waikato Hospital while another 12 people had moderate to minor injuries.

Police suspect a truck crashed into the back of a vehicle which then shunted a number of other vehicles.

A motorcyclist has the most severe injuries.

St John spokesperson Gerard Campbell says others were driven to hospital or treated at the scene.

"A number of the moderate to minor injury patients have been transported by ambulance to Tokoroa or Taupo."

Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Daniel Nicholson said two people had been trapped.

 

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