West Coast car crash: Three Gloriavale members injured

Three people were involved in a car crash on the West Coast of the South Island.

A Gloriavale community leader was reportedly seriously injured after the car he was travelling in crashed into a creek on the West Coast.

Peter Righteous was treated for internal injuries at Wellington Hospital as he was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash, Stuff understands.

The crash involved a single car which left the road, police said.

Two other people were inside the car when it crashed after 3.30pm on Saturday on Nelson Creek-Bell Hill Rd in Hochstetter, Greymouth.

The driver and another passenger were taken to hospital.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said when crews found the car crashed in the creek, the passengers and driver had already made their way out of the vehicle.

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