At around 6.20am this morning Police were called to a crash on the Kaipara Coast Highway.
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Two cars travelling in opposite directions have collided head-on at a bend in the road, just north of Helensville.
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The car travelling south had one male driver. He has serious injuries.
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The car travelling north had one female driver and a female passenger. Both women also have serious injuries.
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All three people have been taken by ambulance to Auckland Hospital .
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No further details about the injured people are available at this stage.
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A third car that was travelling north and was behind one of the cars involved swerved to avoid the crash and went into a ditch. The driver of that car is not injured.
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The Waitemata Serious Crash Unit is on the scene and the road is expected to remain closed for at least another hour.
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It is too soon to say how the crash was caused and that will be form part of the Serious Crash Unit investigation.
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Issued by Beth Bates/Waitemata Police?
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