UPDATED: 7.03am: A passenger in a car involved in a head-on collision in Paengaroa suffered serious head, chest, torso, pelvic and leg injuries in the crash.
At about 5.30pm yesterday, there was a collision between a white Toyota saloon travelling north on State Highway 33 and a silver Holden vehicle heading south.
Sergeant Mike Owen of the Western Bay of Plenty Highway Patrol said the two male occupants of the Toyota and the female occupant of the Holden were all taken to Tauranga Hospital.
The 33-year-old passenger in the Toyota suffered multiple head, chest, torso, pelvic and leg injuries and is in a critical condition.
The 27-year-old male driver of the Toyota has suffered minor leg injuries.