Emergency services in action at the scene of this afternoon's vehicle accident near Blueskin Rd, Whanganui. Photo: Simon Waters
Police have warned about the dangers of driver fatigue after a lucky escape on State Highway Three near Blueskin Road, Whanganui, this afternoon.
Four occupants, described by authorities as elderly, were hospitalised after a grey hatchback failed to take a mild bend, crashing through a wire fence and coming to
rest in a paddock shortly after 4pm.
"Less than a foot and they would have struck that power pole over there and this would be a different story," police detective Simon Beswarick told the Chronicle at the scene.
Emergency services used the jaws of life to extract two back seat passengers.
All four occupants were taken to Whanganui Hospital, their injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
