Person freed from car after crashing into tree in Hunterville

There were two crashes in the Rangitīkei district on Tuesday, with one person having to be rescued after being trapped in their vehicle. Photo / NZME.

One person has to be extricated from a car following a crash in Hunterville.

Emergency services were called to the scene on State Highway 1 in the Rangitīkei district at 3.28pm on Tuesday after a car crashed into a tree.

One person was taken to Palmerston North Hospital in a moderate condition.

“We extricated them,” Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Shannon Lucas said.

“There was just one person trapped, and it looked like we freed them within three minutes of arriving.”

Two fire crews from Marton and Hunterville attended the scene.

Marton truck crash

A police spokesman said they responded to a one-vehicle crash involving a truck and a railway underbridge on Wellington Road, Marton on Tuesday evening.

The incident was reported around 6.45pm.

“There were no injuries.”

The road was not blocked, the spokesman said.

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.