Multiple people injured in two-car crash in Tokānu near Taupō, state highway closed

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The crash happened in Tokānu at 2.50pm on Sunday. Photo / NZME

Fire crews have freed a person trapped in a car following a crash near Taupō that left five people injured.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the two-car crash on Tawera St, part of State Highway 41, in Tokānu, at about 2.50pm.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said
three ambulances and two helicopters responded.

Five patients were assessed at the scene, with three transported to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition and two taken to Taupō Hospital in a moderate condition.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said one person was trapped in a vehicle but has since been extricated.