It is the driver of the car that is critcally injured, not the driver of the tanker as previously reported.
A male is critically injured after a milk tanker has rolled into a paddock in South Taranaki.
The crash happened just after 9.30am near the intersection with Ohangai, Tawhiti and Ararata Roads in Hawera and involved a tanker truck and a car.
The driver of a car is in a critical condition and has been transported by ambulance.
The road is closed while the Police Serious Crash Unit investigate.
Diversions are in place at Ohangai and Turuturu Road.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.