Three people have been injured, one seriously, after a car caught fire in a Pāpāmoa crash.
A police spokesman said emergency services were called to the two-car crash on State Highway 2, near Sandhurst Bridge, just before 11pm.
The road was closed while the fire was extinguished.
![Scene of the crash on Sunday night. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7F26XJ4Q4PBRTPTG5J6AF3DC6I.jpg?auth=aa934eddc6b4d2aa7de9ba70371904cdac28c6df6a9dbe575e73532fd92686e0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Three people were taken to Tauranga Hospital, one with serious injuries.