devastating crash<\/a> involving a car and school bus in the Hawke’s Bay township of Wairoa.<\/p>\nThe collision happened at about 3pm on State Highway 2 on Tuesday, at the intersection of Black Street and Archilles Street.<\/p>\n
A person in the car, which RNZ sources have confirmed was a baby, died and two others in it were left fighting for their lives.<\/p>\n
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little said he had heard that a baby had died in the “horrendous crash” and that the close-knit community was completely devastated.<\/p>\n
“It has just causes absolute devastation, and Wairoa is a small town, everyone knows everybody.<\/p>\n
“The whole town is in shock to be quite honest, we are just here in whatever way or form to look after these families who are really going through a hard time, and that’s even the bus driver as well.<\/p>\n
“These families will probably never get over this.”<\/p>\n
Little said he had spoken to family, locals and emergency services.<\/p>\n
“Everybody is struggling with this one, they are all well known families, good families.”<\/p>\n
Little said no one really knows how the crash happened and that it was a very odd accident.<\/p>\n
Only minor injuries were reported from the driver and two passengers on the school bus.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Education said it had engaged a traumatic incident team to work with the school that had its students on the bus.<\/p>\n
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