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Passersby rallied together to lift a crashed van off a trapped motorist after an accident in Hamilton.
The accident happened on August 25, when the van collided with an oncoming vehicle at the intersection of Pukete and Wairere Drive Hamilton.
Constable Jordyn Paekau, from the Waikato Police Strategic Traffic Unit,said the van tipped over, crushing the “elderly” driver’s arm.
“Within seconds of the crash occurring, other road users came to the aid of both drivers, and when they realised that the driver was elderly and the van was trapping their arm, they quickly came together, and as a group pushed the vehicle upright onto its wheels.”
Passers-by lift a van off the trapped driver after and accident in Hamilton.
“We were impressed at how the community came together to help one another during the incident and how both drivers showed concern for one another at the scene.
“They were both in good spirits despite their ordeal.”
The van driver was taken to hospital for treatment on their arm along with the driver of the other vehicle, who had minor injuries.
