Traffic is being diverted off Mountain Road (SH 3) at Tariki, near New Plymouth, following a crash between two vehicles. Emergency services were notified at 4:47pm. The drivers of each vehicle have been taken to Taranaki Hospital in a serious condition. One driver was trapped for a time and freed by Fire and Emergency NZ.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/crash-sh3-near-new-plymouth