Six people were injured, two critically, in a head-on crash in Waikato this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Rawiri Rd in Mangatawhiri shortly after 4.30pm, Fire Service northern communication shift manager Colin Underdown said.
One person was trapped in a vehicle and had to be cut free, he said.
St John Ambulance spokeswoman Victoria Hawkins said six people were injured and taken to Middlemore Hospital.
Two were in a critical condition, one was seriously injured and three suffered moderate injuries.