Two injured after car goes down bank near Lake Monowai

Two injured after car goes down bank near Lake Monowai
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Two people have been injured after a car went off the road and down a bank near Lake Monowai, in the lower South Island.

Police, St John and Fire and Emergency were called to the accident on Borland Road at around 5:30pm on Sunday.

"Two people were in the vehicle and both were reported to have sustained moderate injuries," a police spokesperson told Newshub.

Both have been taken to Southland Hospital via helicopter.