A 21-year-old man is in a serious condition at Tauranga Hospital after a car and truck collided on SH29.
Head of Western Bay of Plenty road policing Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said emergency services were called at 2.14pm yesterday after a car turning right out of Pori Pori Rd collided with a heavy truck and trailer unit heading towards Tauranga.
Four people from the car were taken to Tauranga Hospital from the scene.
The 21-year-old male driver was in the intensive care unit. The three passengers, males from Tauranga, were all in a stable condition.
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