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Two women injured in motor vehicle crash

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.

Philips Rescue Helicopters, Trust Power TECT Rescue Helicopter base, Tauranga, Wednesday 26 April 2017. Photo: Stephen Barker/Barker Photography.
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