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Police urge caution as winds cause mayhem

New Zealand Police

Wednesday 17 October 2007, 8:01AM

By New Zealand Police

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00:30 - Police are advising motorists to excercise extreme care when driving on State Highway Two between Masterton and Woodville, due to exceptionally high winds.
Two vehicle accidents have occured in the last hour, one just north of Masterton and one just north of Eketehuna. These involved one vehicle and one truck and trailer unit respectively. There were no injuries involved however at this stage it appears that both incidents occured as a result of the high winds