11.26am: A person has been flown to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a crash on State Highway 2 today.
The person was injured in a two-car collision at Otamarakau about 9.45am.
Two others were also injured, suffering moderate and minor injuries.
Fire service shift manager Jaron Phillips said a person was airlifted by a helicopter and firefighters were still at the scene assisting with traffic.
Earlier: Two cars have crashed on a stretch of Bay of Plenty's main highways, notorious for serious crashes.