Truck crash on SH5
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 10:44 am
Press Release: Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Truck crash on SH5
The Taupo Based
Greenlea Rescue helicopter was dispatched to the Waipunga
gorge on SH5 SE of Taupo.
A truck had left the road and
the driver was trapped. The road was closed for about four
hours as emergency services extracted the man from the
overturned truck.
He was flown to Waikato hospital with
multiple injuries and a severely crushed
leg
ENDS
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