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Ambulance collision in New Zealand kills patient; injures paramedic

Patient was reported to be in critical condition at the time the ambulance hit a utility pole

NZ Herald

MOEREWA, New Zealand — A St John paramedic involved in an ambulance crash in Northland this morning is now in a stable condition in hospital.

Police have released a statement saying two other St John staffers who were in the ambulance - which hit a powerpole in Moerewa early this morning - were initially taken to hospital but have since been discharged.

A patient, whose gender and age have not yet been revealed, was being transported in the ambulance vehicle when the crash occurred. The patient later died.

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