Two airlifted to hospital after crash

Two people are being airlifted to hospital after a car collided with a truck near Thames on the Coromandel Peninsula.

It happened on State Highway 2 near Kerepehi Town Rd.

One person is in a critical condition and the other is described as being seriously injured. A third person suffered moderate injuries and is being taken to Thames Hospital.

The road is closed as an investigation takes place.

- Newstalk ZB