Twins and baby hurt when 4WD rolled near Opotiki

Twins were seriously injured yesterday when the 4WD they were in rolled at Waiotahi Beach near Opotiki.

Police said the 4WD was driven by the Opotiki mother of the 23-month-old twins.

Another woman and her 1-year-old child were also in the vehicle.

One of the twins, a boy, was thrown from the vehicle and was flown by TrustPower TECT rescue helicopter to Starship hospital in Auckland with serious injuries to his head, chest and arms.

The other twin, a girl, and the 1-year-old are both in Waikato Hospital. The mothers suffered only minor injuries.