Serious crash near Taupo
A 40-year-old man is in a serious condition in Waikato hospital after a serious crash near Taupo in the early hours of this morning.
The crash involving a truck and a motor vehicle happened at 5.30am on the Eastern Taupo Arterial about 3minutes south of the roundabout-overpass bridge.
The occupants of both vehicles were trapped and the road was closed for some time.
A 40-year-old man was flown to Waikato hospital by the Taupo based Greenlea Rescue Helicopter in a serious condition.
The Police Serious Crash Unit and Police Commercial Vehicles Investigations Unit are investigating the crash.