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A woman in her 40s and two children were injured when a quad bike slipped about 50m down a muddy bank north of Auckland this morning.
Four people were taken to hospital after the crash on slip-ravaged Ashton Rd, in Whangateau, near Leigh.
An Ashton Rd resident told the Herald a helicopter, three ambulances, at least two police cars, and three to four fire engines were at the crash site.
The crash scene, captured from the air by the rescue helicopter crew. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The top part of the street had been blocked off because of slips so residents had been using quad bikes to go up and down the road while repair work was done, she said.
She said she was not sure what had happened this morning but said “there were access problems to get to the person injured”.
“It is a bit of a worry.”
The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter said a woman was flown to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition and two children had moderate injuries. One had minor injuries and did not need to go to hospital.
“The woman needed to be extracted by winch from a height of around 200ft,” said a spokesperson.
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said they were notified of the quad bike incident at 8.51am.
One person was in a serious condition and was airlifted to Auckland Hospital, two were in a moderate condition, and one who was not transported to the hospital was in a minor condition.
Images of the woman being rescued were captured by the rescue helicopter crew. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
St John Ambulance responded with one helicopter, three ambulances, two rapid response units and one manager.
“We have assessed and treated four patients; one in a critical condition was airlifted to Auckland hospital and three in a moderate condition were transported to Auckland hospital via road,” a spokesperson said this morning.
Police received a report of the crash, involving a single vehicle, at 8.48am.
“It appears a quad bike has left the road. Emergency services are in attendance, initial indications are that there have been injuries,” a police spokesperson said.
Two fire engines and two support vehicles were also attending the scene, a FENZ spokesperson said.
