Major emergency response to West Coast crash involving multiple vehicles

Emergency services are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on the South Island’s West Coast.

Emergency services are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on the South Island’s West Coast, with a major incident support team sent to the scene.

Fire and Emergency said it was called to a motor vehicle crash near Ross, Westland, about 1.11pm on Thursday, with four crews there now.

Two people are trapped in vehicles, with crews working to extricate them.

Hato Hone St John sent one ambulance, two first response units, three helicopters and two operations managers.

A Greymouth-based major incident support team have been sentto the scene.

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