Hamilton carpark crash: One person trapped after car falls from level

The car was towed after crashing off a level of the car parking building in Ward Lane, Hamilton. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer

One person was trapped after a car crashed off a level of a parking facility in central Hamilton this morning.

A police spokesman said police were called to a vehicle that had fallen from the second floor of a parking building on Ward Lane around 8:15am.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said two crews were sent to the carpark on Ward Lane about 8.10am.

“One person was extracted from a vehicle,” she said.

“The scene has now been left in the hands of police.”

Two crews and a support vehicle went to the crash.

A St John spokeswoman said one person was treated for moderate injuries and taken to Waikato Hospital.

Police have been approached for comment.

More to come.

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