{"id":183637,"date":"2025-12-14T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183637\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:04:11","slug":"five-injured-after-two-vehicle-crash-in-rural-waikato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183637\/","title":{"rendered":"Five injured after two-vehicle crash in rural Waikato"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFive people have been injured – with one in a critical condition.
\nPhoto: AFP \/ Andri Tambunan\n<\/p>\n

Five people have been injured – with one in a critical condition – following a two-vehicle crash in rural Waikato on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

St John ambulance was called to the crash in Parawera, at the intersection of Monckton Road and Arapuni Road, about 9.42pm.<\/p>\n

It said one person was airlifted to Waikato hospital in a critical condition, and two others were also taken to Waikato hospital with serious injuries.<\/p>\n

Two patients with moderate injuries were assessed at the scene.<\/p>\n

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