Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash in Pongakawa.

Police say they were notified of a collision on Pongakawa Road at 1.30pm.

"One person is injured and a helicopter has been despatched," says a police spokesperson.

"Police are not yet at the scene."

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