Four people badly hurt in crash in Westmere, near Whanganui

4/11/2026, 5:54:17 pm

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Herald Reporters

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Emergency services were called to a serious crash in the rural community of Westmere around 10.20pm last night. Image / Google Maps

Four people are in hospital – two of them with life-threatening injuries – after a crash in the Whanganui district overnight.

Emergency services were called around 10.20pm to reports of the crash in the rural community of Westmere, northwest of Whanganui.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said three ambulances,

Source: New Zealand Herald · Herald Reporters

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