A woman is in hospital with serious multiple injuries after a crash in Tauriko split a car into two pieces today.

Emergency services were called to the crash between a people mover and white rental car on State Highway 29 near Redwood Lane just before 5pm.

The crash has split the car in two pieces. Photos: Luke Balvert

A 50-year-old woman was taken to Tauranga Hospital with multiple serious injuries.

St John Ambulance spokesperson says three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The impact of the crash completely split the white Nissan Sunny rental in two pieces, which ended up on either side of the highway.

Two fire trucks, two ambulances and police were called to the crash that blocked both lanes along the highway from Tauranga to Hamilton during peak hour.

Tauranga Fire Service senior station officer Mark Keller says it was one of those 'really lucky” incidents where no one was killed.

'If there had been someone in the back seat they would have been dead.”

Two tow trucks were called to tow the remains of the white car, and the people mover from the scene.

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