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A 40-year-old man had to be cut from his car after he crashed into the grounds of Auckland's Sacred Heart College after a police pursuit this morning.
The man received injuries described as moderate to serious when the accident happened about 4.10am, on West Tamaki Rd, Glendowie.
Inspector Ian Brooker, of police northern communications, said that just over a minute before the crash the man had been seen by a police patrol speeding through the Glen Innes shopping centre.
He was being pursued when the crash happened, less than 2km from the shops.
Police serious crash investigators were at the scene.
- NZPA
