A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition following a serious crash on State Highway 2 at Tauherenikau in South Wairarapa.
Emergency services were called to the crash, involving a truck and a car, just before 12.40pm.
The injured person was initially trapped in a vehicle.
The Serious Crash Unit will examine the scene.
Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Two many drivers under estimate distance x speed, more so on the open highway when turning onto incoming traffic, either direction.