Woman and kids hit by car in Bay of PlentyA woman and two young children - one in a pram - were hit by a car when they were walking alongside a rural Bay of Plenty road. It appears the car veered off the road and into the woman and children, a police spokeswoman said. Two patients were in critical condition after the accident, a St John ambulance release said, and the other was in serious condition. Each of the children was taken to hospital in a rescue helicopter, the police spokeswoman said, and a road ambulance took the woman. It is not yet clear what caused the car to go off the road, the spokeswoman said.

Source: Stuff September 12, 2016 05:48 UTC