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Injured Manawatū police officer ‘making progress’ after fleeing-driver crash

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • A young police officer critically injured by a fleeing vehicle while deploying road spikes has shown signs of improvement, police said.
  • The officer remains in Wellington Hospital’s neurology ward after spending time in a coma and will be transferred to a specialist head-injury recovery facility.

A young police officer critically injured while laying road spikes for police has shown signs of improvement after being struck by a fleeing vehicle in Manawatū, police said.

The officer remained in a coma after the crash and is still receiving treatment in Wellington Hospital’s neurology ward. Police said the officer will be moved to a specialist facility for head-injury recovery.

The crash left the officer critically injured. Police have described the latest update as showing some progress in the officer’s condition.

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