Emergency services are working to locate a person following a crash involving a train and quad bike in the Bay of Plenty.

A KiwiRail spokesperson says a vehicle and freight train have crashed on the line heading from Kawerau to Murupara.

The collision was reported to authorities at 9.48am.

"Police responded to reports of a crash involving a train and a quadbike on a track in Lake Matahina around 9:50am," says a poice spokesperson.

"Enquiries are ongoing to locate a person believed to have been on the quad bike at the time.

"A helicopter and police including dog units are searching the area nearby."

Hato Hone St Johns spokesperson says they recieved a call at 9.54am about an incident on Tahuna Road near Lake Matahina.

"We responded with one abulance, one rapid response vehicle, one helicopter and one operations manager."

Serious injuries after quad bike crash in Pongakawa

One person has been seriously injured in another incident involving a quad bike in the Bay of Plenty.

A police spokesman says police received a report of a quad bike crash off Arawa Rd at Pongakawa at 12.23pm.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman says one person has been taken to Tauranga Hospital with serious injuries.

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