UPDATED 6PM: Waikato Police are advising motorists that State Highway 2 between Paeroa and Waihi is closed in both directions following a crash this evening.
Police say SH2 is closed between Te Aroha Roadd in Paeroa and Dean Crescent in Waihi after a car smashed into a power pole. The road is expected to be closed for two to three hours.
The crash is understood to be 1km from the Lemon and Paeroa bottle. Image: Google maps.
'Diversions are in place. Please avoid the area,” says police.
State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge is closed in both directions between Te Aroha Road in Paeroa to Dean Crescent in Waihi. Map courtesy of Google Maps.
EARLIER:
A vehicle has struck a power pole south of Paeroa this afternoon.
Emergency services are attending and traffic on SH2 from Tauranga is at a standstill, one person has reported on Facebook.
The automated Traffic Road Event Information System reported the serious incident at 3.20pm and adds that in addition to emergency services being on site, a stop/go is in place for light vehicles only.
The crash is between Paeroa and Mackaytown
The driver was uninjured, says police.
"Police are controlling traffic which is currently down to one lane, and the only access currently is for cars, not trucks or heavier vehicles."
Police ask motorists to avoid the area or delay travel if possible.
At the scene?
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4 comments
why not cleared immediately
Posted on 21-09-2016 17:45 | By BullShtAlert
If there were no injuries why isn't this crash just cleared straight away. I'm sick of being held up by investigations of crashes
agree with BullShtAlert
Posted on 21-09-2016 18:40 | By old trucker
Its very important to hold people up and millions of $$$$$$ in cost to Freight Co,.to divert,how can one person make a call to close the road,if no one hurt,push it off road and get moving,its very important that they attend with their CLIPBOARDS AND Hi Viz and look important,all that POWER,WHO CARES, NO ONE,My Pennies worth,Thanks No1 in the BAY.
All the time
Posted on 22-09-2016 04:56 | By johnmcd03
We seem to have these hold ups more and more these days.
other reasons for road closure
Posted on 22-09-2016 05:25 | By rosscoo
live power lines, and why did the idiot crash into power pole in first place. Really it a good piece of road many of us have driven for years and never a problem.
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