This afternoon Taupo's Greenlea Rescue helicopter was called to a single vehicle MVC on SH 1 just north of Wairakei.

A south bound people mover with five passengers left the road and was reported by persons at the scene to have rolled several times in the process.

A man in his mid sixties was flown to waikato hospital with multi system trauma to his head chest and abdomen. Another passenger was transported by road to Taupo and the vehicles other occupants were lucky to escape with very minor injuries.

Just a reminder..... If you plan on using the photos that's great..... But please don't crop out the helicopter, or i will stop sending the press releases.

ENDS

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