A serious crash on SH5 Wairakei, north of Taupō, resulted in three people being sent to hospital.
A police media spokeswoman said emergency services were alerted to a serious, two-vehicle crash on State Highway 5 between Palmer Mill Rd and Tram Rd about 12.20am this morning.
A St John ambulance spokeswoman said St John received the call at 12.18am, and three ambulances and helicopters were dispatched.
She said there were three patients in total - one in serious condition airlifted to Waikato Hospital, one in a moderate condition airlifted to Waikato Hospital and one in moderate condition taken by road ambulance to Rotorua Hospital.
