One dead, four people badly hurt in crash in Westmere, near Whanganui
A person has died and four others are in hospital – two with life-threatening injuries – after a crash in Whanganui overnight.
Emergency services were called at about 10.20pm to reports of the single-vehicle crash in the rural community of Westmere, northwest of Whanganui.
Police confirmed that one person died at the scene on Tayforth Rd.
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said three ambulances, two operations managers and a rapid response unit responded. Two helicopters were also dispatched but were not required.
He said two patients in a critical condition and two in a serious condition were taken to Whanganui Base Hospital.
The road was closed until about 4am while the police Serious Crash Unit investigated.
“Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing,” police said.