19 January 2017
Hauora Tairāwhiti
Van crash near Gisborne

A minivan has crashed at Wharekopae near Gisborne injuring eight people. They have all been transported to Gisborne Hospital and are being treated.
The accident happened at approximately 6.30am this morning (Thursday 19 January).

The seven men and one woman are all being assessed and are all currently in a stable condition (9.30am).

Contingency planning means that Gisborne Hospital is staffed to cope with such an incident despite being in the middle of a strike by Junior Doctors. The care of those involved in the accident has not been compromised in anyway by the strike.

Those involved in the accident are:

36 year old female
15 year old male
53 year old male
18 year old male
20 year old male
42 year old male
32 year old male
36 year old male

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