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Woman and child seriously injured after car crashes into pole in Napier

By Christian Fuller
Hawkes Bay Today·
14 Oct, 2020 09:27 PMQuick Read

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Two people have been seriously injured following a single-car crash in Napier. Photo / File

Two people have been seriously injured following a single-car crash in Napier. Photo / File

A woman and a child were seriously injured after a car crashed into a pole in Napier on Thursday morning.

Emergency services were called to the single-car crash at the intersection of Riverbend Rd and Waverley Rd in Meeanee, Napier, at about 9.45am on Thursday.

Police said a car had crashed into a pole.

A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said two people were in a serious condition were transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital.

A Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman said a woman in her 20s was on Thursday afternoon in a stable condition.

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A child under the age of five was assessed, treated and discharged, the spokeswoman said.

Two ambulances attended the scene of the crash.

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