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Person freed from Desert Rd crash

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13 Jun, 2017 12:46 AMQuick Read

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Emergency services are attending a crash on State Highway 1 south of Turangi.

Emergency services are attending a crash on State Highway 1 south of Turangi.

A person has been freed from a car after a two-car crash on State Highway 1 south of Turangi just after midday.

A rescue helicopter has taken the injured person to hospital.

Emergency services are at the scene near the start of the Three Sisters bends.

A police spokeswoman said the road was still blocked but was likely to be open soon.

Earlier a police spokeswoman said one person had been trapped.

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CRASH: #SH1 Desert Road near the Waikato Stream Bridge. #ExpectDelays and #TakeCare if you are travelling in this direction. ^MN pic.twitter.com/ql7BikWGu2

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Central North Island (@WakaKotahiCNI) June 13, 2017
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