A late night pursuit in King Country ended rapidly when a speeding car collided with a truck last night, leaving the driver of the car with serious injuries.
The crash occurred at 11.39pm on State Highway 3 north of Te Kuiti.
Police said the pursuit with a car heading north lasted less than one minute and ended when the speeding car collided with a truck heading south.
The driver of the car suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.
Police and other emergency services attended the incident just north of Gadsby Rd in the early hours of this morning, with the Serious Crash Unit called out to examine the scene.
