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Person seriously hurt after being hit by car on SH1

July 23, 2022
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A file image of a police officer. (Source: 1News)

A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a car on the Waikato Expressway in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police said the crash occurred at Horsham Downs, around one kilometre north of the Lake Road Overbridge at 12.15am.

A person was found with serious injuries and the road was closed while the scene was examined.

The road has been re-opened and inquiries are ongoing, police said.

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