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Intersection criticised ANDREW KING
Residents and business owners say it was only a matter of time before a big crash happened at a Mairehau intersection. A woman was taken to hospital on Thursday with a back injury after her car was rear-ended. It is believed the woman was turning right onto Westminster St from Hills Rd when she was hit from behind around 9am. Residents and local business owners said the corner had been realigned recently, reducing vision at the intersection. Chris’s Clothing Services owner
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Chris Watson said cars speed up and down the street all the time. “If cars are trying to turn right into Westminster, there are quite often near misses, especially if somebody is parked on the other side of the road,” she said. “You take your life in your own hands when you get out of a vehicle here.” Shirley-Papanui Community Board chairman Mike Davidson said while the intersection is not on the board’s radar at present, he will be having a word with city council traffic engineers to see if it is a problem intersection. Off-duty firefighter Tony West,
a 30-year veteran of the service, formed a makeshift neck brace with his hands preventing further injuries, when he came across the crash. Mr West kept the woman calm while holding her neck in a safe position. St Albans station officer Peter McArdle said the quick actions of Mr West made their job a lot easier. St John and fire crews from St Albans and Central attended the scene, and firefighters used the jaws of life and spreaders to remove the woman from the car. “Extreme care was the order of the day, and we worked under the guidance of St John,” Mr McArdle said.
TRAPPED: A woman had to be cut from her vehicle after she was rear-ended at a Mairehau intersection.
DIFFICULT INTERSECTION: Residents and business owners said the intersection does not have the best vision for drivers turning from Westminster St. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN
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