Boy, 8, still critical after four-vehicle Karapiro crash

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14 Dec, 2014 09:32 PMQuick Read

Police said today's fatal crash occurred on State Highway 1 at Tirau Rd near Karapiro this afternoon. A man was found dead at the scene, while an 8-year-old boy from Tokoroa suffered critical head and abdominal injuries. The boy was taken to Waikato Hospital by the Hamilton-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter. At least three other people suffered moderate to serious injuries and were taken to hospital by ambulance. Waikato Hospital said the injured boy was in a critical condition in its intensive care unit. The boy's 45-year-old mother and 11-year-old brother were both being assessed in the emergency department. A 25-year-old Hamilton man and a 16-year-old girl from Te Awamutu were both stable. It is understood the injured were travelling in two of the vehicles, which were badly damaged.

An 8-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after a four-vehicle crash yesterday.

Waikato District Health Board said the Tokoroa boy was in the intensive care unit.

His 45-year-old mother and 11-year-old brother were both in stable condition in hospital.

The crash on State Highway 1 at Tirau Road near Karapiro yesterday killed one man.

Two other people, a 25-year-old man from Hamilton and a 16-year-old girl from Te Awamutu, were treated at Waikato Hospital then discharged.

Three cars and a truck were involved in the crash that closed SH1 for some time.

It is understood those injured were travelling in two of the vehicles involved in the crash.

A woman and children were believed to have been travelling in one of the cars heading south. The man killed was thought be travelling alone and heading north.

One of the cars involved in the crash was towing a boat, which seen detached from the vehicle and in a hedge.