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SH1 through Whangārei reopened after crash

Northern Advocate
10 Jul, 2018 11:24 PMQuick Read

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Emergency services at the scene of an accident at Whangārei's Otaika Shops this morning.

Emergency services at the scene of an accident at Whangārei's Otaika Shops this morning.

State Highway 1 through Whangārei has reopened after it was closed following a crash outside the Otaika shops this morning.

Police and emergency services were called to SH1 at Otaika, Whangārei, at about 10.34am today (Wednesday) after a crash involving three vehicles.

A Bid Food truck and two cars had collided and two people were taken to hospital.

A woman had to be extricated from one of the cars by Fire and Emergency staff, but her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Diversions were in put place around the shops as police carried out their investigation work and the road was cleared.

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The police Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

The area of SH1 near the Otaika shops has seen a number of accidents in recent years.

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