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Young girl rescued after tree falls on car in Canterbury crash

June 27, 2020

A young girl was trapped after a tree fell on a vehicle following a crash in Canterbury this morning.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson told 1 NEWS the accident occurred on Pleasant Point-Cave Highway and State Highway 8, north of Timaru, at 10.40am.

A young girl was trapped while her mother and another passenger were outside the vehicle. 

FENZ says the young girl has since been removed.

A St John spokesperson told 1 NEWS all three patients have been transferred to Timaru Hospital.

Two are in a serious condition and one is in a moderate condition. 

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