Motor Vehicle Crash SH 3
Friday, 24 August 2012, 3:25 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police
Location: SH 3, Hill Road intersection Tongaporutu
District: Central
Motor Vehicle Crash
Police
and other emergency services are currently attending a crash
involving a vehicle carrying a number of horses that has
overturned.
The crash occurred on SH 3, also known as
Mokau Road, near the intersection with Hills Road,
Tongaporutu. The crash itself has not blocked the road but
the presence of a number of emergency vehicles is likely to
create some delays.
The vehicle has rolled down a bank
and the horses are still inside. The driver of the vehicle
is trapped and the extent of his injuries are not fuller
known. Police are in the process of releasing the horses
into a nearby paddock where their condition will be
assessed.
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