Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash where a teenage pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on State Highway 30, west of Rotorua.
St John said two vehicles attended the incident and treated one patient who was transported to Rotorua Hospital in a critical condition.
A police spokeswoman said they were called about the incident at 6.35pm, arriving shortly afterwards at 6.40pm.
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She said the incident took place between Brent Rd and Tumene Dr in the Owhata area.