Three people have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Invercargill. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman said two vehicles crashed in Curran about 8.30am this morning. Appliances from Kingswell, Winton and Invercargill attended the scene with extraction equipment, which the crews used to rescue the patients, he said. A police spokeswoman said the road was blocked and road control was placed on Curran and Dunns Rds. St John communications adviser Gerard Campbell said the patients were taken to Southland Hospital, two with critical injuries and one with moderate.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2021 21:56 UTC