A two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Wairoa yesterday evening injured seven people, with two in critical condition transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital by the Lowe Corporation Resue Helicopter.
Police and emergency services were called to the scene just before 6pm last night.
A St John Ambulance spokesperson said five emergency services vehicles attended the incident and treated seven patients, who were transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital and Wairoa Hospital.
A Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman said a male in his 50s was now in a serious but stable condition, while the male in his 40s was in a serious condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
"The remaining five patients, female in her 30s, two infant boys, female in her 50s and a teenage female, are all in a stable condition in general wards at Hawke's Bay Hospital."