Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash where a teenage pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on State Highway 30, west of Rotorua.
St John said two vehicles attended the incident and treated one patient who was transported to Rotorua Hospital in a critical condition.
A police spokeswoman said they were called about the incident at 6.35pm, arriving shortly afterwards at 6.40pm.
She said the incident took place between Brent Rd and Tumene Dr in the Owhata area.