"UPDATE – Cambridge river crash "

The woman reported as dead earlier today following an incident in Cambridge is alive but in a critical condition at Waikato Hospital.

The car carrying a trailer went off the road and into the river at approximately 12:25pm.

Initial information received at the time was that she had died at the scene.

However, after significant medical intervention, including approximately one hour of CPR, she has regained a pulse.

She was taken to hospital and, as of 4:50pm, remains in intensive care in a critical condition.

The other patient remains in a moderate condition.

ENDS

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