A Morrinsville woman's life has been saved thanks to the fast thinking of two police officers and the advanced training of fire crews.
Senior Constable Lyall Randell was sent out to help the injured woman last week.
Randell found the woman dazed and semi-conscious, and was soon joined by Constable Winston Knighton, who came to assist, Waikato Police said in a social media post.
When there was a delay in the ambulance arriving and the woman's situation became worse, the officers decided to put her in the patrol car and take her straight to Waikato Hospital's emergency department.
But along the way, the woman lost consciousness.