“Our crews assessed and treated four patients who were transported to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.”
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said four trucks attended the crash. No one was trapped.
Crews were now assisting with traffic management.
The circumstances of the crash are being investigated.
Tom Eley is a multimedia journalist at the Waikato Herald. Before he joined the Hamilton-based team, he worked for the Weekend Sun and Sunlive. He previously worked as a journalist at Black Press Media in Canada and won a fellowship with the Vancouver Sun.