Injured person spends night in crashed car down bank in Pāpāmoa
9 Mar, 2021 07:39 PM
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Scene of the crash near Bell Rd. Photo / George Novak
Bay of Plenty Times
An injured person has this morning been found inside a car that crashed down a bank in Pāpāmoa last night.
A police media spokeswoman said they were notified of the incident about 8.30am today, however the crash happened last night.
Scene of the crash near Bell Rd. Photo / George Novak
The car had gone down a bank off Bell Rd, near the boat ramp on the Kaituna River, on the west side of State Highway 2, she said.
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