The Serious Crash Unit is responding at the Victoria and Queen Streets roundabout.

One person has been taken to hospital and is in critical condition.

The road is closed - likely for some time - and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

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26 Jun: Power has been restored to more than a thousand customers across Wairoa and Tairawhiti -- as flooding subsides around a substation

25 Jun: Rescuers are battling stormy conditions to retrieve two people seen alive off the coast of Gisborne

25 Jun: The independent Police watchdog's ruled force was justified in bringing the Waikeria Prison riot under control

24 Jun: A search underway this evening for a missing fishing boat off the Gisborne coast has been suspended until tomorrow

24 Jun: Police have received reports of a missing fishing boat in Gisborne

23 Jun: Transpower says a temporary electricity tower will be up and running for Northland this morning

22 Jun: Emotional and financial harm for Northland businesses following a massive power outage

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