Critical injuries in West Auckland crash
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Two people have been critically injured, with two others suffering moderate injures, after a multi-vehicle crash in West Auckland this afternoon.
Police were called to the crash on Great North Road, in the suburb of Glen Eden, about 4.30pm.
St John ambulance said four patients were taken to various hospitals and two of them were in a critical state.
Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.
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