UPDATE: Ocean Beach Rd is open after a serious crash about 4am this morning.
The driver of the car that collided with a parked car and a tree suffered serious injuries and was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition.
EARLIER: A man has suffered serious injuries after a crash in Mount Maunganui this morning, forcing the closure of one of the beachside suburb's busiest roads.
The man has been taken to Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition after the car he was driving collided with a parked vehicle on Ocean Beach Rd about 4am.
Ocean Beach Rd is now closed between Golf Rd and Concord Ave while a police Serious Crash Unit investigate the scene.
