One person has been critically hurt after a two-car crash south of Auckland.
The crash took place about 5.30am in Glenbrook at the intersection of Glenbrook-Waiuku and Mission Bush Rds, trapping one person.
The trapped driver was now understood to have been freed, a police spokeswoman said.
However, one person had been left critically hurt, while another had been taken to hospital in hospital in a moderate condition.
Police asked motorists to avoid the area as serious crash investigators examine the scene.
