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Police at the scene of an accident on Kaikorai Valley Rd, Dunedin, Thursday afternoon.
A driver diverted another vehicle 100 meters across a busy road and entered a front yard after suffering a medical condition.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Thursday on Kaikorai Valley Rd, Acting Sergeant Major Anthony Bond said.
The 62-year-old driver had a medical episode while driving north, causing her to step on the gas and hit a parked Ute.
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The empty ute was diverted 100 meters diagonally across the road and onto a property near a local police station.
The woman was taken to Dunedin hospital and police had not yet spoken to her, Bond said.
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A woman is in the hospital after suffering a medical incident and crashing near the intersection of Kaikorai Valley Rd and Hereford St in Dunedin around 3 p.m. Thursday.
Both vehicles suffered significant damage and the police had to collect debris from around the property.
Police attended another medical event that involved another driver about an hour later.
A 22-year-old woman, who was driving with three children aged 4 and under, lost control after fainting while traveling down Glen Rd.
The woman was taken to Dunedin Hospital as a precaution.
Also Thursday, Dunedin police spoke with two young men who were standing on a Quarry Rd exit ramp and taking pictures of passing trucks, Bond said.
Police moved them to a safer area around 6 p.m., and moments later they used a scanner to broadcast an apology for the police network.
The police seized the scanner.
