READ MORE: One dead in car river plungeThe car appeared to have partially disintegrated on impact with the bridge, sending parts flying across to the far side of the river. Making matters worse was the glass and jagged metal on the car roof, as well as nearby powerlines, which made lowering a paramedic down on to the car roof extra tricky. Police have named the 35-year-old man killed when a car left the road and plunged into a Wairarapa river. One dead, three injured after car plunges into Wairarapa riverCaleb Harris / Stuff.co.nz Acting sergeant Tony Matheson of Wairarapa police describes the rescue and salvage operation after a car plunged into the swollen Waipoua River on the Masterton bypass road this morning, killing one and injuring three. The wreckage of a car that crashed into the Waipoua River, near Masterton, is retrieved from the water.

Source: Stuff May 20, 2016 18:23 UTC