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Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car in Matamata

July 28, 2020
A New Zealand Police vehicle with a road block in place (file image).

A New Zealand Police vehicle with a road block in place (file image). (Source: 1 NEWS)

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Matamata last night.

A police spokesperson told 1 NEWS the crash happened at Cameo Place about 10pm.

Police traffic management was in place.

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