Emergency services are rushing to a serious two-vehicle crash in rural Canterbury this afternoon.
The crash on Wards Rd near Kirwee, between Aylesbury and Highfield roads, 40km west of Christchurch, was reported around 1.20pm.
At least one person has received critical injuries and will be airlifted to hospital, police said.
A spokeswoman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) said they were responding to a crash involving two vehicles.