Critical Crash On Paekākāariki Hill

A person has received critical injuries and a helicopter is responding after a crash on Paekākāariki Hill Rd in Pauatahanui.

A man has been flown to hospital with critical injuries after a crash on Paekākāariki Hill Rd in Pauatahanui.

Police were called to the crash, between a car and a motorcycle, on Paekākāariki Hill Rd about 8.20pm.

A police spokesperson said the crash happened on the Paekākāariki side of the hill, and the motorcyclist was pinned under the car “for a time”.

He was flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition.

The road is being closed in both directions and the Serious Crash Unit will be investigating.