The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle crash at midday on Tuesday 27 March in Torere. Two females and a 6-month-old baby were travelling in a car that ran off the road and rolled.
A 21-year-old woman suffered abdominal injuries and a 59-year-old woman suffered a serious leg injury, however, the baby was uninjured. The pair were stablised at the scene before all three were flown to Tauranga Hospital.