A person has been seriously injured in the Coromandel today after being hit by a car.
Police say emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 2, in Karangahake, about 12.30pm.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 2 is closed through the Karangahake Gorge, between Paeroa and Waihi, due to the crash.
Waikato System Manager Cara Lauder says detours for this route are significant and encourages people to delay their travel, where possible.
“The southbound detour takes motorists south on SH2 from Waihi to Tauranga, then onto State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range, State Highway 24 to Matamata, State Highway 27 to Tatuanui and State Highway 26 to Paeroa. Motorists travelling from Paeroa take the same route, in the opposite direction," she says.
“Northbound, motorists travelling from Waihi should take State Highway 25, turning onto State Highway 25A (Kopu-Hikuai Road) and then State Highway 26 between Kopu and Paeroa, with motorists travelling from Paeroa taking the same route, in reverse.”
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