A woman has been critically injured after being struck by a car in the Bay of Plenty on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened on Grace Road in the Bay of Plenty Town of Tāneatua and was reported to police at 12:15pm.
The woman was airlifted to hospital and a section of Grace Road has been closed to allow the serious crash unit to investigate the scene.
The holiday road toll stands at 15 after three people were killed in two crashes on Saturday night.
