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One person in critical condition following crash on local Palmerston North road

May 5, 2018

One person is in critical condition following an early morning crash in Palmerston North.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Moray Place in the suburb of Highbury at 1:30am, reports New Zealand Herald.

A police spokeswoman says the injured person has been taken to hospital.

The Serious Crash Unit are investigating.

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