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Three seriously injured as car catches fire after colliding with pole in Hamilton

April 22, 2020

Three people have been seriously injured, with one in ciritcal condition, after a car smashed in to a power pole in Hamilton.

Police say the car collided with a pole before catching fire at the intersection of Tawa St and Kahikatea Dr in Melville just after 6 this morning.

State Highway 1 is now closed between State Highway 3 and Alison St and police are asking for motorists to avoid the area.

Diversions have been put in place and the serious crash unit is at the scene.

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