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A person's moderately injured after a ute drove off State Highway 6 and crashed - on Lower Buller Gorge Road

27 January 2026

They've been released from the vehicle, after being found trapped near Bucklands Peak Road about 10.20am.

Emergency services remain at the scene.

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