Te Puke hitchhiker remains critical in hospital
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Save Emergency services attend to a woman hit by a van in Te Puke this week. Photo/John Borren
The woman hurt when she was struck by a car in Te Puke this week remains in a critical condition at Tauranga Hospital today.
The 29-year-old Tauranga woman was in a 'critical but stable' condition at the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The woman was understood to
have been hitchhiking when she was struck by a van as she stood on a grass verge on Te Puke's main road on Tuesday.
Crash. Police at the scene where a man was hit by a vehicle on Takitimu Dr, under the 15th Ave flyover. Photo/John BorrenThe elderly driver of the vehicle was believed to have suffered from a medical condition and was also taken to hospital in a serious condition.
