A police investigation is under way following a serious vehicle crash in east Auckland in the early hours of this morning that resulted in five people being hospitalised.
A police spokesperson says officers responded to a crash in which a vehicle collided with a parked vehicle on Macleans Road in Bucklands Beach at about 1.15am today.
“Five people were transported to hospital from the vehicle, two in serious condition, and three in moderate condition.
“Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.”
A spokesperson for St John Ambulance says paramedics attended the incident at 1.14am.
The St John response included five ambulances, two rapid response vehicles and an operations manager.
“We treated five patients and transported five patients to Middlemore Hospital.”
St John says four of the patients were reported to have sustained serious injuries while one had moderate injuries.
Firefighters from the Howick and Mount Wellington fire stations attended the incident also.
