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Emergency services at the scene of a serious car accident on Brockville Rd, Dunedin.
Two drivers hit utility poles in Dunedin and Christchurch, while a driver on the West Coast hit a barrier at high speed, all within an hour of each other.
Emergency services were called into an accident on Brockville Rd, between Ettrick and Charters streets in Dunedin, just after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
A pole fell in the accident and live wires were scattered across the road.
One person suffered serious injuries and was taken to Dunedin hospital, while two people suffered minor injuries, a police spokeswoman said.
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hamish mcneilly / Things
An accident on Brockville Rd, Dunedin, left one person seriously injured.
Diversions were made along Charters and Glenross streets.
Just an hour later, police received reports that another driver hit a power pole, this time on Eureka St in the Aranui suburb of Christchurch.
A spokeswoman said two people were in the car and one is believed to have been injured.
Soon after, a driver hit a barrier on a west coast highway at high speed.
Emergency services were called to State Highway 6 in Paroa, south of Greymouth, around 4 p.m.
A spokesman for St John said two people suffered moderate injuries and were taken to Gray Hospital in Te Nikau.
Both lanes of the highway were blocked.
