Two people were taken to hospital in a serious condition on Saturday afternoon following a crash on State Highway 2 near Ōpōtiki.
Emergency were called to the crash involving two motorcycles between Dunlop Road and Woodlands Road just before 1pm.
St John responded to the scene with two ambulances, one rapid response unit, one manager and one helicopter.
"Our crews assessed and treated two patients in a serious condition; one was airlifted to Tauranga hospital and one was transported to Whakatane hospital via road," a St John spokesperson says.
The crash forced the closure of State Highway 2 for a period of time.
The Police Serious Crash unit attended the scene.
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