Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.
Central police spokesman Dave Rose said a van carrying two people crashed on the Ohinepaka overbridge on State Highway 2, just south of Wairoa, at 5.15am.
He said one of the men, who was trapped, was cut from the vehicle by Fire Service staff.
St John Heretaunga territory manager Brendon Hutchinson said a 44-year-old man and one in his 20s were taken to Wairoa Hospital.
The 44-year-old was later flown by rescue helicopter to Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital with chest injuries. He was in in a critical condition.
