Crash Blocks State Highway 33 Near Paengaroa

    A detour was in place via SH30, SH34 and SH2. IMAGE // NZTA

    Police said State Highway 33 Tikitere to Paengaroa was closed near the intersection with Allport Road, due to a crash around 5am on July 16.

    It said a truck and trailer unit rolled, fully blocking the road. 

    The road reopened in the late afternoon. 

    Hato Hone St John responed with one ambulance, and assessed a single patient on scene. 

    It said they were transported to Tauranga Hospital in a moderate condition.

     

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