Three people were taken to hospital after a car and truck collided on State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge, south of Opotiki, last night.
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter were both called to the crash scene about 9pm.
The helicopters landed in the Opotiki Airfield because of the risk of wires criss-crossing the gorge road.
A 49-year-old Hamilton woman was flown to Waikato Hospital, while a man who was a passenger in the truck was flown to Tauranga Hospital.
The truck driver was taken by road ambulance to Whakatane Hospital.
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