17 Apr 2013

21 hurt in minibus crash

9:07 pm on 17 April 2013

Twenty-one people have been injured in a minibus crash in Waikato.

The accident happened on State Highway 29 west of Cambridge on Wednesday afternoon.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter says a 53-year old woman with a chest injury was flown to Waikato Hospital, before the helicopter returned to transfer a 47-year old Auckland man with chest and cervical injuries.

An ambulance spokesperson says two people in a serious condition were also taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The spokesperson says another 18 people with moderate or minor injuries were transported to other hospitals by ambulance.