Two injured after car crashes into building in Whangamata

Two injured after car crashes into building in  Whangamata
Emergency services at the scene of a  motor vehicle  accident in  Whangamata. Emergency services at the scene of a  motor vehicle  accident in  Whangamata. (Source: Supplied)
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Two people have  been seriously injured after a car crashed into a  shop in  Whangamata this  morning.
In a statement, a police  spokesman said emergency services were called to Port Rd, between Lincoln and Ocean  streets, at around 6.30am.
Police said they were  extricated from the vehicle and a witness told 1News a rescue helicopter left the scene shortly after  8am. St. John's sent two helicopters and three ambulances to the scene, treating two patients and transporting two people to Waikato  Hospital.
"Two patients were  transported to Waikato Hospital. One  is in a critical condition and  the other in a serious condition," a  St. John's spokesman said.

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