Father and children injured in crash - Sun Live

A father and his two children sustained minor to serious injuries when the vehicle they were in crashed with a truck near Ngatea.

The accident happened at Mangatarata, south of the Coromandel roundabout on State Highway 2, on Saturday.

The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust sent its Whitianga crew to assist in flying the injured patients to hospital.

A spokesperson for the rescue helicopter says there were seven patients all up.

“Westpac 1 crew assisted three patients – a male in his 40’s and his two children (a boy and a girl). All three were restrained in the vehicle.