Incident by University of Auckland
An incident occurred this afternoon whereby a car has driven onto a footpath at the University of Auckland.
What you need to know:
- Five people have been injured including one person critically after a car mounted the footpath at the University of Auckland.
- Another patient in a minor condition was treated on scene.
- It's understood a car crashed into a tree and a pedestrian.
- Police said drugs or alcohol may have been a factor.
- Symonds St is closed from Wellesley St to Grafton Rd and diversions are in place.
- Auckland Transport said detours are in place for buses in the area.
- One person who witnessed the incident shared on Reddit that a guy was partially trapped under the car and a woman was lying on the road.
- The serious crash unit are at the scene.
See all updates on the Stuff website here.
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