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A woman had to be cut out of a car after a two-vehicle crash at a Masterton roundabout yesterday morning. The crash took place at a roundabout at the intersection of Lincoln Rd and Chapel St at about 10.20am. Fire, police and ambulance services were
all needed at the scene. There were two fire vehicles that attended the crash and officers proceeded to remove people trapped in cars. Alongside the vehicle from the Masterton fire station, one vehicle came from the Rimutaka station as the crew were in Masterton for a training exercise. One car, a red Peugeot, had been struck on the passenger side, trapping an elderly woman inside.
Masterton fire station officer Doug Flowerday said fire crew treated minor injuries and cut one person from a car. “We cut one person from a vehicle that had a side impact,” he said. “There were a few minor injuries, fire crew did the rescue and assisted with patients and scene control.” Fire services used extrapolation tools, also known as the Jaws of Life, to
cut off the car door and free the woman. A baby was also a passenger on the back seat but was unharmed. A second elderly woman was helped out of the second car, a blue Toyota peoplecarrier. One person was treated at the scene for moderate injuries, Wellington Free Ambulance confirmed. The person was not taken to hospital for further treatment.
A woman had to be cut from a car after two vehicles collided at a Masterton roundabout yesterday morning.
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Police are appealing directly to the driver of a vehicle that struck a man and fled the scene of a hit and run near Castlepoint on Saturday morning. Lawziah Karaitiana, aged 20, was found unresponsive on Castlepoint Rd near McLaughlin Dr at about 4.30am on Saturday morning. “I firmly believe that the person who was driving this vehicle knew they had struck someone at the time of the incident,” Senior Sergeant Barry Bysouth said yesterday. “To that person – I ask you to dig deep, unburden yourself by coming forward and speaking with police.” Police were asking residents in the Tinui and Castlepoint areas who had noticed any recent damage to a vehicle or suspicious activity to come forward. Police also wanted to speak to anybody who had driven past McLaughlin Dr between 1.30am and 4.30am to eliminate them from their enquiries. “You may have a small piece of the puzzle which ends up being the information we need to identify the vehicle involved, or the person driving at the time.” A vehicle lead was eliminated as part of the investigation on Tuesday.
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