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A pillion passenger on a motorcycle has escaped serious injury after being hit by a rock on State Highway 1 near Weld Pass in Marlborough today.
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Emergency services were notified of the incident just after midday.
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Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing but at this stage it appears that the rock had fallen from a hill above the road.?
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The pillion passenger is reported to have suffered a broken leg.
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The rider of the motorcycle was uninjured.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.?