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Early morning crash, vegetation and house fires in Mid Canterbury

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 14 May 2026·19 days ago
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Two people were transported to hospital after a single vehicle crash on Sunday morning. At 1.24am emergency services where notified of an incident on Thompsons Track near Hatfield. A spokesperson for Hato Hone St John said one first response unit and one ambulance responded to the scene. ‘‘Our ambulance staff treated two patients and transported one of them to Ashburton Hospital in a moderate condition and the other to Christchurch Public Hospital in a serious condition.” Police, Lauriston and Methven Volunteer Fire Brigades also attended. Meanwhile, the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to two vegetation fires last week. On Friday evening a vegetation fire callout threatened to derail the Rakaia Volunteer Brigade’s 75th celebrations. Fire chief Tyrone Burrowes said luckily Pendarves and Lauriston were there with their rural tankers. ‘‘Our tanker stayed, crewed by Lauriston and they sent our crew and rural truck home. That was some good assistance from the other neighbouring brigade,” Burrowes said.…

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