Critical injuries after crash

One person was left in a critical condition after a truck and trailer rolled on State Highway 1 near Waihola yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the scene, between Titri and Bungards Rds, about 11.55am.

PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON
PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON
"One person has critical injuries," police said in a statement.

Fire and Emergency NZ could be seen extracting the person in the truck before he was loaded into a helicopter and airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.

The road was closed for some time after the crash and motorists were being directed down Titri Rd, while trucks were allowed through the cordon. 

 

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