Emergency services responded to the crash around 10.50pm yesterday. Photo / File
Emergency services responded to the crash around 10.50pm yesterday. Photo / File
A Bay of Plenty highway where a person died in a crash overnight has been reopened while a person critically hurt in another serious crash has been taken to Auckland Hospital for treatment.
Emergency services were called to the 10.50pm crash on State Highway 2 at Pukehina where a person was killed and two others taken to hospital to be assessed for injuries.
Emergency services were also called to another serious crash in the region which involved four people at Reporoa.
A police spokeswoman told the Bay of Plenty Times the Pukehina crash happened between Ohinepanea Rd and the nearby beach access.
She said the road was closed for several hours while a scene examination was carried out.
A police spokeswoman said the crash happened between State Highway 5 and Wharepapa Rd and that section of the road was closed for several hours.
Four people sustained injuries, one was in critical condition, another had serious injuries and two others had moderate injuries, she said.
Multiple Hato Hone St John resources deployed to a serious injury crash in Settlers Rd, Reperoa last night. Photo / NZMe
A Hato Hone St John spokesman said the critically injured patient and the one in serious condition were both flown to Waikato Hospital by separate rescue helicopters, one from Taupo and the other from the Waikato area.
The two patients with moderate injuries were taken to Rotorua Hospital by St John ambulance, he said.
The spokesman said considerable St John resources attended this crash, including two rapid-respond units, an operation’s manager and two ambulances.
Two fire crews from Rotorua station also attended the crash.
A Te Whatu Ora Waikato spokeswoman confirmed at 4pm today the seriously injured patient was now in a stable condition in a Waikato Hospital ward, while the critically injured patient has been transferred to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition.
