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Two cars were involved in the accident at the corner of Tuam and Madras St in Christchurch.
One person was seriously injured after a car overturned the roof during a “horrendous” accident in the central city of Christchurch.
Police were called in for the two-car accident at the corner of Tuam and Madras St around 9:40 p.m. Saturday.
The accident left one car on the roof and the other leaning against a stoplight.
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Suzy Brown and Alice Maudlin heard the crash at their nearby hotel.
A spokesman for St John said two people were taken to the hospital, one in serious condition and the other moderately injured.
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Suzy Brown and Alice Maudlin were the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and said that ambulances had taken three people.
Brown and Maudlin were at the nearby Ramada Suites Hotel when they heard a “crack” and ran out to see what had happened, Brown said.
“I was like ‘OMG,’ when I saw that car upside down, far away, [I thought] what are we going to find? “Brown said.
Both offered their robes as warmth to the wounded, who were outside their vehicles.
“It’s a terrible accident,” Brown said.
