Four injured in East Coast crash

Ambulance, the Fire Service and a rescue helicopter attended the crash. Photo / File

Four people were injured in a crash on the east coast this morning.

The single-car crash happened on State Highway 35, near Tolaga Bay, just before 9am.

Ambulance, the Fire Service and a rescue helicopter attended the crash.

One person was flown to Gisborne Hospital via rescue helicopter, a police spokesman said.

The NZTA reported the serious crash had closed the highway north of Gisborne, south of Tolaga Bay.