6 Sep 2015

Six people hurt in Auckland crash

1:11 pm on 6 September 2015

Six people, including three young children, are in hospital after a serious crash in South Auckland this morning.

Police say the accident happened on the corner of Avis Avenue and Allenby Road in Papatoetoe.

One of the children has a head injury and another is believed to have both legs broken.

The crash involved two vehicles, one with six people inside, and the other with a lone driver.

St John's Ambulance said three people were in Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition, and three in a moderate condition. The seventh person had minor injuries and was not taken to hospital.