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Car crashes into building at Tauranga shopping centre

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Emergency services at the scene. Photo / Supplied

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Two people have been treated for minor injuries after a car crashed into a building in a Tauranga shopping centre.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said the car was reported to have crashed into a building next to Spotlight, located in the Gate Pa Shopping Centre.

A Bay of Plenty Times reporter at the scene said one ambulance and one fire appliance was there and the car had crashed into a pole that was part of the building.

A St John spokeswoman said two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

A damaged car at the scene.  Photo / Supplied
A damaged car at the scene. Photo / Supplied
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