Two seriously injured in Waitaki Valley crash
Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 83 in the Waitaki Valley, New Zealand. Emergency services, including a helicopter and fire crews, were required to extract the victims from the vehicle.
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Two people have been seriously injured in a crash that has blocked State Highway 83 near Duntroon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on Duntroon-Georgetown Rd (SH83) near the intersection with Ngāpara-Georgetown Rd, about 2.20pm on Sunday. “Two people have serious injuries”, a police spokesperson said.
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