Truck and car collide in Mount

UPDATE 1.35PM: Traffic travelling from Mount Maunganui to Tauranga is at a near-standstill after a truck and car collided this afternoon.

Emergency services are attending the accident, which occurred shortly after 1pm on the Tauranga-bound lane on Hewletts Road, near the Tauranga Harbour Bridge.


A car has been hit by a truck this afternoon.

Two fire appliances and two police vehicles are at the scene.

Western Bay of Plenty highway police officer Senior Sergeant Mike Owen says the west-bound lane is currently blocked.

he says there are no reports of injuries.

Traffic is expected to be affected for some time, from the intersection at Totara Street through to the bridge.

"It will take some time to clear the scene."

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