Two people were stuck in a vehicle for more than two hours surrounded by live power lines after a crash at Milburn closed the road for most of the morning yesterday. However, rescuers had to stand well back due to a plethora of live wires surrounding the crash on the Waihola Highway, south of Dunedin. The crashed vehicle was a removal truck with two occupants inside, one of whom had to be airlifted to Dunedin Hospital. He said the crash site was a "complex" spot in terms of power. Emergency services prepare to extract the occupant of a truck after hours of them being stuck inside the cab while injured and surrounded by live wires.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2026 15:39 UTC