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The Tauranga-based TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to Te Kaha, east of Opotiki, last evening after a 7-year-old girl suffered chest injuries while riding a tractor trailer.
The girl was hurt when a rope tied around her chest became caught in the trailer wheel, tightening suddenly, and pinning her to the side of the trailer.
She was flown to Whakatane hospital in a moderate condition.
