UPDATE: Multiple people have been injured after two crashes along a Bay of Plenty highway.

The first crash was reported to emergency services just after 7.30am on State Highway 38 near Wai-Iro-Hia Rd, and police said the road was blocked.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson says two people with serious injuries are being taken to Rotorua Hospital.

A single-vehicle crash was reported on SH38, Kaingaroa, near Wairapukao Rd, about 2km west of the first crash, around 8.20am, a police spokesman said.

One person with moderate injuries was being taken to Rotorua Hospital.

EARLIER:

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on State Highway 38 at Kaingaroa in the Bay of Plenty.

A police spokesperson says the crash is reported near Wai-Iro-Hia Rd just after 7.30am.

“One person has sustained serious injuries, with another person sustaining moderate injuries.

“The road is currently blocked”.

A  Hato Hone St John spokesperson says an ambulance and rapid response vehicle has been sent to the scene.

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