The crash involved a police car, a school bus and two other vehicles. Photo / ODT
The crash involved a police car, a school bus and two other vehicles. Photo / ODT
Police say an officer involved in a five-car crash in central Dunedin, in which a woman was trapped, may have suffered a medical event.
Five vehicles - a police car, bus, and three other cars - were involved in the crash at the intersection of York Pl and Smith Stnear a preschool and nursery just before 8.30am today.
Emergency services worked to free the woman after she became trapped by a vehicle. She had moderate to serious injuries and was taken to Dunedin Hospital.
Police said a baby in her care was also checked at the hospital, but was understood to have minor injuries.
In a statement late this morning, Inspector Matenga Gray, Otago Coastal Area Commander, said initial information suggested the officer possibly suffered a medical event before his car collided with the other vehicles.
A St John ambulance spokeswoman earlier confirmed two people were taken to hospital - one with serious injuries, the other with moderate injuries.
Witnesses told the Otago Daily Times the police car was travelling at speed up York Pl about 8.30am, without a siren or flashing lights, when it collided with a small Mazda Demio. The Mazda then collided with a parked Ford Focus, trapping the woman.
