Two people in critical conditions have been airlifted to hospital from the scene of a crash near Rotorua.
A police spokesman said they were called to a one-vehicle crash on Hamurana Rd, near the intersection with Kaska Rd, about 1pm.
“A vehicle has crashed into a culvert. Two people are reported to have serious injuries,” he said.
Hamurana Rd was closed for a period but has reopened.