Three people are injured following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near the Pekatahi Bridge earlier this morning.
Emergency services were called to the crash involving a truck and a car on White Pine Bush Road at 8.05am.
St John responded with two ambulances and rapid response units.
"One patient in a serious condition and two patients in moderate conditions were transported to Whakatāne Hospital (by ambulances)," a St John spokesperson says.
The crash forced the closure of State Highway 2 between Station Rd and Rewatu Rd for several hours, later re-opening around 2.30pm.
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