State Highway 6 closed after crash in Buller: Serious injuries from two-car collision

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Description: A man is in Middlemore Hospital after entering a Manurewa supermarket with serious injuries, the Coast Guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at a Tokyo airport was not cleared for take-off and six fire crews attended a Takanini Hall fire last night. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald / Getty

NZ Herald

4 Jan, 2024 02:04 AMQuick Read

A man is in Middlemore Hospital after entering a Manurewa supermarket with serious injuries, the Coast Guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at a Tokyo airport was not cleared for take-off and six fire crews attended a Takanini Hall fire last night. Video / Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald / Getty

At least two people have been seriously injured after a crash in Buller and police have closed a section of State Highway 6 north of Punakaiki.

The two-car collision was reported at 1.42pm on Thursday.

Police told motorists to avoid the area and expect delays.

The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.