A person has been seriously injured after a crash involving a truck and a car in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
A police spokesman said emergency services were called to the scene on Taneatua Rd near Old Rd and Tuhoe Rd about 10.26am.
Initial reports were a person was trapped, he said.
Fire and ambulance services have been called to the scene.
A St John spokeswoman said one patient was taken to Whakatāne Hospital with serious injuries.