Lucky escape for driver after ute crashes into sea at Boulder Bank, Nelson
NZ Herald
Quick Read
Subscribe to listen
Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Save Coastguard attends the scene. Photo / Nelson Weekly
A ute driver has had a lucky escape after crashing their vehicle into the sea at Nelson this morning.
Emergency crews were called to the scene, at Boulder Bank Drive, just before 9am.
A police spokeswoman said one person - the driver - managed to get out of the water
after the ute veered off the road.
The scene at Boulder Bank Drive, Nelson, where a ute drove into the sea this morning. Photo / Nelson Weekly They suffered moderate injuries and have been taken to Nelson Hospital for treatment.
