怀鲁严重车祸，儿童死亡，6人受伤

One person has died following a serious three-car accident on State Highway 1 in the Ruapehu District's Waiouru Military Area.

鲁阿佩胡地区怀鲁军区1号国道发生一起严重的三车相撞事故，造成一人死亡。

St John has confirmed another six people have suffered injuries, three serious and three moderate.

圣约翰医院证实另有6人受伤，其中3人伤势严重，3人伤势中等。

Police say emergency services were called to the crash around 11:45am on Thursday.

警方表示，事故发生在周四上午11:45左右，紧急救援人员接警后迅速赶到现场。

Initial reports were that multiple people, including a child, had suffered injuries.

最初的报道称，包括一名儿童在内的多人受伤。

At least two people were trapped in the wreckage and a vehicle's window had to be smashed for them to be rescued.

至少有两人被困，必须砸碎一辆汽车的窗户才能救出他们。

Crash witness Alex Campbell told NZME he was driving north behind a car that tried to overtake a truck on a blind corner.

车祸目击者亚历克斯·坎贝尔告诉NZME，他当时正在开车向北行驶，一辆汽车试图在一个死角超过一辆卡车。

"It went head-on into a car coming the other direction," he said.

“它迎头撞上了一辆从另一个方向驶来的汽车，”他说。

"I got out and went over. My adrenaline was pumping really hard and all I was thinking was 'how can I help the people in this situation and get this family out as quickly as possible'.

“我下了车，走过去。我的肾上腺素飙升，我在想“我该怎么帮助他们，怎样才能尽快把这他们救出来”。

Two helicopters were dispatched from Taupo and one from Palmerston North.

两架直升机分别从陶波和帕默斯顿北部前往支援。

The road is now open.

该路段目前是开放状态。

The serious crash unit has been advised.

已经通知了严重车祸小组。