1 Jun 2024

Crash closes SH3 near Ōtorohanga

1:30 pm on 1 June 2024
Unexplained death in Taita, Lower Hutt early on Sunday 26th January 2020.  A Police cordon and crime scene invetsigation tent were in place Monday 27th January 2020.  Police Emergency tape.

Detours were in place and motorists in the area should expect delays. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen

Police say State Highway 3 in Waikato's Ōtorohanga is closed between Cherry Road and Kio Kio Station Road following a crash.

A police spokesperson said the crash involved two vehicles, and was reported to police just before midday on Saturday.

They said one person was trapped in a vehicle and firefighters were working to free them.

Detours were in place and motorists in the area should expect delays.

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