Three trucks have crashed on State Highway 1 near Kaikoura, blocking the road and injuring two drivers.
The first crash happened at 5.42am when a truck hit a ditch on the side of the road near the intersection of Kekerengu Rd, north of Kaikoura.
The driver suffered moderate chest injuries from his seatbelt.
A second truck-driver pulled over to assist, and his vehicle was hit by a third truck.
St John spokesman Ian Henderson said two men were flown by rescue helicopter to Wairau Hospital in Blenheim.
