One person is in critical condition following a crash on Te Puke Highway this morning.
Police received reports of a single motorbike crash just north of the State Highway 1 intersection at around 7.15am.
Hato Hone St John said one patient is being transported to Middlemore Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.
It said a second patient sustained moderate injuries and has been transported to Tauranga Hospital.
One helicopter, two ambulances, two operations managers and one rapid response vehicle responded to the crash.
A section of Te Puke Highway is currently closed with Police advising motorists to avoid the area and expect delays.
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
This is the second crash on the highway in the last five days.
Emergency services were alerted to another crash on Saturday, 10 October, near the intersection of Te Puke Highway and Rangiuru Road.
One person died and another sustained critical injuries.
Police have since launched a homicide investigation and a 25-year-old man has been charged with murder.
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