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Police are at the scene of a crash in Urenui. (File photo)
Motorists are being urged to avoid State Highway 3 in North Taranaki after a vehicle crashed on Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called to Mokau Rd, SH3, after receiving reports a vehicle “left the road” near Urenui just after 10.30am, a police spokesperson said.
The person in the vehicle was conscious and responding to emergency services, he said.
A spokesperson for Hato Hone St John said the person was in a serious condition and was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital.
One lane was blocked, and motorists were urged to avoid the area as emergency service worked to assist at the scene.
Waka Kotahi’s website said stop-go traffic management was in place and urged motorists to exercise caution on the road due to the crash.
