A Milton man was critically injured in a two-car crash on State Highway 8, near Clarkesville, early yesterday.
A police officer at the site said the critically injured person was a 30-year-old Milton man.
A police spokeswoman said yesterday afternoon the man was understood to still be in a critical condition.
Emergency services were called to the crash at 5.10am.
The Serious Crash Unit spent several hours at the scene.
Diversions were put in place after the crash, which happened about 5am, on SH8, about 3km from State Highway 1, near the intersection with Alexander Rd.
Just after 10am NZ Transport Agency said the section of road near the crash had been cleared and was again open to traffic.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman Andrew Norris said one person with critical injuries was cut from the vehicle by a fire crew from Milton.
He described other patients as "walking wounded".
St John spokesman Gerard Campbell said one person was transported to Dunedin Hospital by helicopter with critical injuries.
