A man is in a stable condition at Dunedin Hospital after the SUV he was driving and a truck and trailer unit collided near Henley yesterday.
A police spokeswoman said the man was initially in a critical condition following the crash which involved a Temuka Transport truck and trailer unit on State Highway 1, between Otokia and Henley, about 8.30am.
The truck ended up in a ditch beside the main trunk rail line and the late model Volkswagen SUV was left on its roof on the other side of the road. The impact left a large debris field over both lanes of the road.
The driver of the SUV was trapped and had to be freed, she said.
The crash happened near the Taieri River Bridge and the turnoff to Henley.
A St John spokeswoman confirmed one person was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition.
One ambulance and one rapid response unit responded to the scene, she said.
The Southern District Health Board said the patient was in a stable condition.
The driver of the truck received minor injuries.
The road was closed for much of the day so the Police Serious Crash Unit could investigate the incident.