A truck driver is in a critical condition after being trapped for more than four hours after his truck rolled in the Bay of Plenty.
Police were notified of a truck that rolled and was in a ditch about 9.33am yesterday on the intersection of State Highway 30 and Braemar Rd, Rotoma - between Rotorua and Whakatāne.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said the driver was extracted at 2pm, four and a half hours after emergency services were called.
A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said a man was flown to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.
Meanwhile emergency services at the truck crash were called to a second crash nearby involving a motorcycle about 1.10pm.
