Lucky to be alive after crash

Lucky to be alive is what a Mount Maunganui St John paramedics says about the occupants of a car that crashed into a median barrier overnight.

Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Takitimu Drive, near the Mount Maunganui on-ramp.


A single vehicle lost control on Takitimu Drive before crashing with a median barrier.

'They were speeding and the driver lost control and crashed into a median barrier,” says a Mount Maunganui St John paramedic spokesperson.

'The driver, a male in his teens, was taken to Tauranga Hospital with mild whiplash and facial injuries.

'They were going pretty fast and are lucky to be alive.”

No other vehicles were involved in the crash and the other two occupants of the vehicle were treated for minor injuries but not taken to hospital.

Police are investigating the crash.

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2 comments

overit

Posted on 28-03-2015 11:01 | By overit

No surprises there then.


INSURANCE

Posted on 30-03-2015 14:47 | By Elba

THIS TEEN SHOULD GET NO INSURANCE PAYOUT THAT WAY HE CANNOT GO OUT GET ANOTHER CAR AND NEXT TIME KILL SOMEONE ELSE


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