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Two dead, three injured in crash near Whanganui

Author
Natasha Jojoa Burling,
Publish Date
Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 7:26AM
(NZ Herald)
(NZ Herald)

Two dead, three injured in crash near Whanganui

Author
Natasha Jojoa Burling,
Publish Date
Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 7:26AM

Two people have been killed and three more are critical after a head-on collision near Whanganui.

The crash involved a car and a ute on State Highway 3 just south of the city, between Pauri Road and Marangai Road.

One person is being taken to Palmerston North in a helicopter.

Another person is being taken to Whanganui Hospital by ambulance.

It's not known whether the third survivor will go to Wellington or Palmerston North.

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