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.
