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Source: ONE News
A man is recovering after being run over by his wife - twice.
Earthmoving contractor Terry Telford, 69, was hit on Thursday morning by his wife Sandy as she backed their 4WD down their gravel driveway, near Opoutama, 45km east of Wairoa, The Dominion Post reported.
Lowe Corporation rescue helicopter marketing manager Louise Harvey says it appears Mrs Telford, did not realise what had happened and then drove forward, running over her husband again.
He suffered moderate head, chest and back injuries and was airlifted to Hawke's Bay Hospital where he was reported to be in a stable conditon on Thursday night.
Senior Sergeant Tony Bates, of Wairoa police, says Mrs Telford is "distraught".
"We are treating it as an accident."
