Four people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus in the Auckland suburb of Grafton.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to the corner of Carlton Gore Road and Park Road just after 2:30pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the crash involved a bus and a car, but that no one was trapped or needed to be rescued.<\/p>\n
A St John spokesperson said it was transporting four patients to Auckland City Hospital, three in moderate condition and one in a minor condition.<\/p>\n
Police said traffic was being diverted down Park Road while the scene is cleared.<\/p>\n
A local worker told RNZ many accidents happen at the corner of Park Road and Carlton Gore Road, with vehicles coming down Park Road and turning right onto Carlton Gore Road crashing with vehicles coming straight up Park Road headed in the direction of the hospital.<\/p>\n
He said council had been looking into getting better signage for the area.<\/p>\n
– more to come
\n<\/i>~ RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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