A person has suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash between a motorbike and a car on the Kapiti Coast.
Police, fire and ambulance were called to the crash on Paekakariki Hill Rd at around 8.20pm.
A police spokeswoman said one person had been critically injured. A helicopter has been sent to the scene.
The road is closed in both directions, she said. The Serious Crash Unit will be investigating.