Police, St John and the Waipawa Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to the crash.
Police, St John and the Waipawa Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to the crash.
Police say three youths had a narrow escape after a car crash on Ongaonga Road last week left their vehicle in flames.
The crash occurred just off State Highway 2 at about 7.30pm on Wednesday, resulting in callouts to police, St John and the Waipawa Volunteer Fire Brigade.
A witnesssays he was at a nearby property when he heard a bang and saw a cloud of dust.
"We raced down to see what had happened and there was still one person in the car. I helped other bystanders pull him clear and the car caught fire moments later.
"We were really lucky to get him out - it just went up in flames."
