Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter were tasked to Tuakau to assist with the motor vehicle accident. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter were tasked to Tuakau to assist with the motor vehicle accident. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Two helicopters were dispatched to a Waikato crash involving a van and a motorbike this afternoon.
One person in critical condition was transported to Auckland Hospital by helicopter. Another person in moderate condition was transported to Franklin Urgent Care by ambulance.
The spokesperson said emergency services were in attendance at a serious crash in Tuakau.
“Police were notified of the crash between a vehicle and motorbike, on Buckland Rd, at about 4.38pm,” the spokesperson said.
“Early indications suggest one person has received critical injuries.”
The spokesperson said road closures are in place at the intersections of Wright Rd and Buckland Rd, Logan Rd and Buckland Rd and Ray White and Tuakau Rd.
Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter were tasked to Tuakau to assist with the motor vehicle accident. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
“Motorists are advised to expect delays or seek an alternate route.”
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said three fire appliances were dispatched to the scene from Pukekohe and Tuakau.
“We were advised by the crew attending that there had been a van versus motorcycle [crash],” the spokesperson said.
“There were two patients being attended to.”
The spokesperson said the brigade assisted Hato Hone St John in treating the patients and helped to clear a landing zone for two rescue helicopters.
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said two ambulances, two helicopters, one rapid response unit, one first responders unit and an operations manager responded to the crash.
“One patient in moderate condition was transported to Franklin Urgent Care by ambulance and one patient in critical condition was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital,” the spokesperson said.
Maryana Garcia is a Hamilton-based reporter covering breaking news in Waikato. She previously wrote for the Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times.
