A woman has been critically injured after she was hit by a
train north of Wellington today.
The woman, aged between 30 and 40, was hit opposite Whitford
Brown Avenue at Porirua, about 11.15am, police said.
State Highway 1 was briefly closed for a helicopter to land,
but the woman was taken to Wellington Hospital by ambulance.
A KiwiRail spokeswoman said the line had closed between
Waikanae and Porirua and a bus service was running, while
police checked the scene.
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