State Highway 30 Horohoro crash: Two people injured in two-vehicle crash

Two people have been injured, one critically, in a crash that closed a section of highway near Rotorua this morning.

Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 30 at Horohoro about 6.50am.

The road between Nicholson Rd and Whirinaki Valley Rd has now reopened.

Road closure at the intersection of State Highway 30 and Whirinaki Valley Rd this morning. Photo / Andrew Warner

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said one person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital in critical condition and one has been taken to Rotorua Hospital in serious condition.