Rotorua crash: Critical injuries after two-vehicle collision

State Highway 36 is closed near Dalbeth Rd following the crash and motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.

One person has been critically injured in a crash involving a truck near Rotorua.

Police said they were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dalbeth and Hamurana Rds about 8.30am.

One of the vehicles was a truck.

State Highway 36 near Dalbeth Rd was closed but has since reopened.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said two people, one in a critical condition and one in a minor condition, were taken to Rotorua Hospital.

Two ambulances and one operations manager went to the scene of the crash.

A Fire Emergency NZ spokesman said three trucks went to the scene and crews worked to get a person out of one of the vehicles using rescue tools.