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SH1 reopens following two-car crash in Manawatū

August 10, 2022
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A file image of a police car. (Source: 1News)

State Highway 1 has reopened following a two-car crash in Manawatū on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene near the intersection with Pukenui Road, in Sanson, around 4.05pm, police said.

There were serious injuries, police said earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

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