One woman has been seriously injured in a truck and car collision, north of Taupō.
A police media spokeswoman said police were called to the crash, on State Highway 5, shortly before 3.30pm.
"Initial reports suggest it is a car versus a truck and one person [was] trapped."
She said the crash was between Tram Rd and Tokomaru Rd.
She said the woman driving the car had been freed and was in the back of an ambulance.
