Rescuers abseil to help Cambridge, Waikato road crash victim

A woman has been badly hurt in a Waikato vehicle crash tonight.

A vehicle went 150 metres down a bank last night, forcing rescuers to abseil to the injured occupant’s aid.

Police were alerted to the crash at the intersection of French Pass and Lovells roads in Cambridge about 6.40pm, a spokeswoman said.

“A single vehicle [had] left the road, crashing approximately 150 metres down a very steep bank.

“Emergency services abseiled to the vehicle and located a woman in a moderate-to-serious condition. After being extricated, she was flown to Waikato Hospital.”

The road reopened about 8.40pm.

Enquiries into the cause of the crash are continuing, the spokeswoman said.