Police are working to establish how a crash involving a taxi van occurred this morning just after 8 a.m. in Waiuku Road, Mauku.
The taxi van which had several passengers on board at the time, including children, rolled and ended up in a paddock.
Four people received serious to moderate injuries including a 6-year-old boy, two 18-year-old females, a 21-year-old male and a 69-year-old male. They have been taken to the hospital.
Police are very grateful to several members of the public who were first on the scene and managed to pull children from the wreckage.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter and St John Ambulance are transporting the injured people to the hospital.
Cordons are in place while emergency services work to clear the scene. Cordons are due to be removed at approximately 11.30 a.m. this morning
The Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Team are attending the scene.