By Paora Manuel.
One person has suffered critical injuries after a vehicle collided with a pedestrian near Kutarere.
Emergency services were called to State Highway 2 near Rankin Road around 8:35pm Saturday.
Police said a vehicle collided with a pedestrian and the pedestrian was seriously injured.
St John sent an ambulance, rapid response unit and one helicopter to the scene.
St John said they treated one person in a critical condition and was airlifted to Waikato Hospital.
The road was closed for several hours before reopening around 2am Sunday.