Two people were trapped after a head-on collision between a car and logging truck in which one person was critically injured near Taupo this morning.
Emergency services were called to the crash on the East Taupo Arterial Rd at Rotokawa, south of the overpass bridge, some 16km northeast of Taupo, about 5.30am.
Inspector Andy Brill of police northern communications said a car and truck had collided head-on.
One of the vehicles involved was a logging truck, a Fire Service spokeswoman said.
Police said two people were trapped in a vehicle but had since been rescued.
