A 16-year-old who was flown to Wellington Hospital on Christmas Day after he was trapped in a car in rural Carterton is in a stable condition.
The vehicle had left the road after the driver had failed to negotiate a right-hand bend at the top of a rise on Waihakeke Rd.
A 17-year-old received moderate injuries.
The Martinborough pair were in a Mitsubishi Lancer which went down a bank and into a paddock, rolling several times before coming to rest.
The 16-year-old was freed from the car and taken to Wellington Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in a critical condition, after a call was received about 5.30am.
