Four people in hospital after crash in Rotorua takes out traffic lights

Fairy Springs Rd residents clean up after the crash. Photo / Andrew Warner

Four people were injured in a crash in Rotorua last night which also damaged traffic lights and a fence.

Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on Fairy Springs Rd, between Kea St and Kawaha Point Rd, about 10.54pm, a spokeswoman said.

She confirmed a traffic light and fence had been damaged in the crash.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said three ambulances and one manager were sent to the scene where crews assessed four patients and took all four to Rotorua Hospital, one in critical condition and three in serious condition.

More to come.