A woman who suffered a back injury after the car she was in crashed into a tree was flown to hospital with help from the Tauranga-based rescue chopper.
The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched at 4.30pm yesterday to the crash, near Ngatea.
The female passenger had sustained a back injury after the vehicle had left the road and collided with the tree. The impact of the crash trapped the woman inside the car. Firefighters were called to cut her free and ambulance staff treated her at the scene.
The woman was flown to Waikato Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
Philips Search and Rescue Trust is a charitable organisation, operating rescue helicopters throughout the Central North Island. Philips Search and Rescue Trust relies on support from principal sponsors and community donations. Special thanks to Tauranga's principal sponsor's, Trustpower and TECT. This crucial financial support ensures our rescue helicopters can continue to bring life-saving equipment, rescue personnel and trauma-trained medics directly to the patient. For further information about PSRT visit our website rescue.org.nz