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One person has been taken to hospital with critical injuries after a two-car crash on State Highway 50 south of Hastings.
Police have asked motorists to avoid the area and use SH2 instead.
The crash happened at the intersection of SH50 and Mareakakaho Rd about 1.30pm today, a police spokesmansaid.
