Person suffers critical injuries after trench collapses on them in Auckland

January 17, 2019

A person is being taken to hospital with critical injuries after a trench collapsed on them in Auckland this afternoon.

An ambulance and other emergency services were called to the scene in the suburb of New Windsor at 1.45pm, a St John Spokesperson told 1 NEWS

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists worked at the scene, which is believed to be a private residence. to free the person.

No one else was injured in the incident.

WorkSafe New Zealand says it hasn’t been notified of the incident at this stage.

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