Accident

Wainuiomata: Motorbike accident

Two brothers in Wainuiomata had a lucky escape on Saturday night.

A 22 year-old man and his brother were riding together on a motorbike when it went off the road and down a bank, shortly before 11pm. They spent three hours stuck down the bank, unable to get back up onto the road because of serious leg injuries.

A local farmer and daughter riding past spotted the pair and alerted emergency services.

The men were both airlifted to Wellington Hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.

Upper Hutt: Major Fire accident

According to the NZ Police site:

“At approximately 12.45 pm Police and Fire emergency services attended an explosion in a garage at an address in Upper Hutt.”

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“A 20 year old male, an 18 year old female and a young baby were present in the garage at the time.

The 20 year old male is in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital suffering extensive burns to his body.

The female and young baby escaped with minor burns and are to remain in Hutt Hospital over night.

It appears that the explosion was the result of a welding accident.

Fire Service and Police are still investigating”

No further details will be released until Sunday

Upper Hutt: Power lines fall on Rail tracks

Police are speaking to the owner of a vehicle that crashed into a power pole, sending power lines faling across tracks in Upper Hutt.

The accident happened about 8.45pm on Sutherland Avenue Trentham.

No one was injured, no power outages reported and debris cleared within an hour. Witnesses are sought.

SH2 Western Hutt Road Serious Road Crash

Police have just arrived at a serious vehicle collision on SH2 Western Hutt Road just south of Maungaraki. Both northbound and southbound traffic has been affected. At this stage both northbound lanes are blocked and one south bound lane is still open.