Police car collides with truck

File photo / Martin Sykes

A police car has collided with a logging truck while driving to a serious crash north of Whangarei.

The officer was heading towards Hukerenui when he hit the fully laden truck at 6.15am.

He was on his way to investigate an accident that happened on State Highway 1 near Hukerenui 25 minutes earlier, where three people received moderate to critical injuries when their car left the road.

One man was flown to Whangärei Hospital for treatment.

The police officer received minor injuries and the truck driver was shaken but uninjured in the second accident.

Police are investigating both crashes.

- NZ Herald staff