One of the vehicles being loaded on to a tow truck. Photo / Gavin Ogden
"I've never seen an accident like that and people get out alive."
Those were the words of a woman still in shock after she heard the "horrific" bang and saw the scene of a two-car crash on Pāpāmoa Beach Rd this afternoon.
The woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, was sitting on a balcony with her friend when they heard the bang.
Her friend had seen one car "just go up in the air with a loud bang".
They called the ambulance and went to the scene with her friend's partner.