Two people have been critically injured in a crash and car fire which has closed State Highway 2 in Central Hawke’s Bay this afternoon.
They have been flown to Wellington Hospital, along with another person in a moderate condition. A fourth person has been seriously injured and taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
A police spokesman said emergency services were responding to the two-car crash in Waipawa after it was reported at 1pm.
“Several people have been seriously injured,” the spokesman said.