Scene of the crash in Thornton. Photo / Katee Shanks
A Rotorua Daily Post reporter at the scene said a helicopter had arrived and there was a significant emergency service presence.
The scene is on a corner between Smith and Walker Rd, she said.
Blair, a motorist who was one of the first on the scene, told the Rotorua Daily Post a driver of one of the vehicles was stuck and emergency service staff were trying to pull the door off.