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Driver injured in smash

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This station wagon collided head-on with a truck on Rewarewa Rd. Photo / Michael Cunningham

This station wagon collided head-on with a truck on Rewarewa Rd. Photo / Michael Cunningham

The driver of a car involved in a head-on crash with another vehicle on a busy Whangarei road was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Rewarewa Rd about 2.15pm yesterday after a ute and a car with a semi trailer collided head-on.

Three people were injured but no one was trapped.

Two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene while one was transported to Whangarei Hospital in a serious condition.

The nature of the patient's injuries were not clear at edition time last night.

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The police serious crash unit was investigating the cause of the crash.

The ute was impounded by police while the car was towed away.

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