Emergency services across the North Island have been busy this evening, with at least three separate vehicle crashes all within an hour.
A witness says a car crashed into a concrete barrier at the intersection of Broadway and Fenton Sts in Stratford.
Empire Hotel assistant manager Sarah Tasker said the Stratford crash sounded like a "ranch slider slamming shut."
"There were three cop cars. The lady hit her head on the windscreen. The car is pretty messed up. I heard a noise that sounded like a ranch slider slammed shut. I was pouring a beer when it happened," she says.