Two people have been found deceased and another person has critical injuries after a crash on State Highway 2 at Nuhaka, east of Wairoa.
Emergency services were notified of the two-vehicle crash just after 8pm.
A helicopter has transported the injured patient to hospital.
The Serious Crash Unit and contractors have been on scene.
A diversion remains in place - traffic between Gisborne and Wairoa will need to use State Highway 38.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre