December 13, 2018
A teenage girl who was airlifted to hospital after a two-car collision on the Awhitu Peninsula yesterday is now in a stable condition.
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust said it sent two helicopters to the accident on Awhitu Rd at 3.51pm and 4pm yesterday.
One flew a female patient in her teens in a critical condition with multiple injuries to Auckland City Hospital.
The other flew a male patient, who had been trapped in one of the vehicles, to Middlemore Hospital. A St John spokeswoman said he was in a serious condition.
This morning he was discharged from Middlemore and transported to Auckland Hospital, a family member told the Herald.
Auckland District Health Board said the teenager in Auckland City Hospital is now in a stable condition.
St John was called at 3.39pm yesterday and sent four ambulances as well as the two helicopters.
Jerimaiah Haimona King posted on a Waiuku Facebook page at about 7pm last night saying the road was still closed off: "A vehicle accident has happened in Awhitu somewhere and the road is closed off from the intersection of the marae."
A 27-year-old woman, Madeleine Nadine Higginson, died in another crash on Awhitu Rd last year.
