Seven people have been injured in a three-car crash on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru this afternoon.
A police spokeswoman said the crash occurred at the intersection of Richmond Rd and Hilderthorpe-Pukeuri Rd (SH1) about 12.05pm.
A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said four people had been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital: one was in a critical condition and three had serious injuries.
Three other people sustained moderate injuries. Two had been taken to Timaru Hospital and one to Oamaru Hospital.
St John earlier said two people had been critically injured.
Three helicopters, three managers and four ambulances had responded, the spokeswoman said.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said two appliances from Oamaru assisted St John staff and with traffic management.
The highway was closed until this evening and a diversion was in place via Seven Mile Rd.
A KiwiRail spokesman said its services were not impacted.
