Two injured after crash on Te Puke highway

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Two people are injured after a crash on Te Puke highway on Saturday.

One of the injured received critical injuries, the other moderate.

Emergency services were called to the crash around 11:20am. It reportedly involved two motorbikes.

One of the bikes caught fire following the crash, although this has now been extinguished.

Diversions are in place and motorists are asked to take alternative routes where possible.

Newshub.