Wellington - A young New Zealand woman was electrocuted when she stepped out of her car after it crashed into a power pole, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Three young children in the car were taken to hospital, with one them suffering from electrical shocks, the Sunday Star-Times said, quoting police at the scene of Saturday night's accident near the South Island town of Blenheim.

Police did not immediately release the woman's name, the paper said. (dpa)