A person has been transported to hospital with critical injuries following a car fire in Taranaki this morning.
Emergency services were advised at 7.20am that a car was on fire on State Highway 3 (Mokau Road), between Mimi Road and Waiiti Road.
A person in the car sustained serious burns and has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital.
At this stage it is not clear how the car fire started.
Police would like to hear from anyone who was travelling in the area this morning and may have information which could assist our enquiries.
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