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Mobility scooter user flown to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car in Waiuku

January 29, 2021

A mobility scooter user in his 50s has been flown to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car in Waiuku, south of Auckland.

The man needed a blood transfusion performed by a doctor with the Auckland Rescue Helicopter.

The chopper flew to the scene just after 2pm.

He was flown to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.


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