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Police attended a single-vehicle accident on the Manuka Gorge Freeway part of SH8 in Otago on Saturday evening. (File photograph.)
Two individuals have been taken to Dunedin Hospital in critical situation on Saturday evening after their automobile hit a bridge on State Freeway 8 close to Glenore in Otago.
A St. John spokesperson mentioned one of many sufferers was flown to the hospital in a rescue helicopter; the opposite was taken away by ambulance.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Company reported at 7:42 PM that the Manuka Gorge Freeway part of SH8 was closed on the Tokomairiro River (Mt Stuart) Bridge.
At 8:08 p.m., Waka Kotahi reported that the street had reopened, however urged drivers to “take further care”.
A police spokesperson mentioned the bridge was broken by the influence.
