Two injured in west Auckland head-on crash

Two people were injured in the crash on State Highway 16. Photo / Daniel Hines

UPDATE: State Highway 16 had been re-opened

Emergency services remain at the scene where two people have been injured in a crash, involving four vehicles near Kumeu this morning.

The crash occurred on State Highway 16, about 100m from the Station Rd intersection in Huapai at 11:18.

A white Nissan Sunny and a dark blue sedan, were two of the vehicles involved in the accident that four ambulances attended.

Police and fire trucks at the scene of the accident. Photo / Daniel Hines

Police and three fire trucks were also at the scene.

A police photographer has also arrived.

Images taken show the fire service had to take the roof off the white Nissan to free a patient.

The Police Serious Crash Unit are at the scene and have launched an investigation.

Police say the road will likely remain closed for several hours.