29 Dec 2021

Matamata crash: Three children remain in critical condition

11:51 am on 29 December 2021

Three of the five children involved in a crash in Matamata remain in a critical condition.

Waikato Hospital

Waikato Hospital Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers

A car was found in a ditch off Morrinsville-Walton Road on Monday night.

Five children, aged from 10 to 13, were all injured in the accident.

One was transferred to Starship Hospital in a critical condition, and two remain in a critical condition at Waikato Hospital.

Another is in a serious but stable condition, and the fifth child is in a stable condition.

Police said they are continuing to make enquiries into the circumstances of the crash.

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