Singaporeans hurt in New Zealand road accident; van caught fire in crash with SUV
A group of six travellers, including several Singaporeans, was involved in an accident in New Zealand's South Island on Sunday .
A police spokesman, in response to ST queries on Monday, said:"There were six passengers in the Hyundai and two in the Holden, and all were taken to hospital with injuries ranging from critical to moderate. Six patients were taken to Dunedin Hospital and two to Invercargill Hospital."In an update at 4.10pm Singapore time on Monday, the spokesman said two other victims, who were earlier said to be seriously injured, are now in critical condition.
A Malaysian man, who declined to be named, was about 10 cars behind the vehicles involved in the accident. He said:"Emergency services arrived in about 20 minutes, including ambulances, fire engines and helicopters. Some of the victims were air-lifted to hospital." The New Zealand Transport Agency's Twitter account for the Otago/Southland region, at 3.05pm local time on Sunday, said it had received reports of a"serious crash" blocking the highway between Block Road and Christie Road.We have reports of a serious #crash BLOCKING the State Highway between Block Road and Christie Road. All emergency services are en route. More info to come. ^EL pic.twitter.
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