Ute crashes into Utuhina Stream, police confirm second vehicle involved

Police have confirmed a second vehicle was involved in a crash which resulted in a ute landing in a Rotorua stream.

A police media spokeswoman said they were notified of the incident, on Old Taupo Rd north of Pukuatua St, just before 6am.

A vehicle has gone off the bridge and into the water, she said.

While it was originally thought to be a single vehicle crash, police have since told the Rotorua Daily Post a second vehicle was involved.

The exact circumstances of the crash are still being investigated, she said.

A St John spokeswoman said one ambulance was sent to the scene and took a patient with serious injuries to Rotorua Hospital.

A reporter on the scene said it appeared the vehicle had left the southbound lane and crashed through the steel railing on the bridge.

A nearby resident, on Waiwhero St, said she woke to the sound of "a massive crash" just before 6am. She said the noise was so loud it woke her child.

A ute has crashed into the Utuhina Stream. Photo / Kelly Makiha