17 Jul 2024

Two injured and highway closed after two-truck crash in heavy fog

11:13 am on 17 July 2024
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(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin

A crash between two trucks has left two people injured and blocked part of State Highway 36, the road between Rotorua and Tauranga.

One of the trucks' drivers is in a critical condition. The other has minor injuries, police said in a statement.

The collision between two lightweight trucks was reported to emergency services about 9:30am on Wednesday.

NZTA said the road was closed a tthe scene, but a detour was operating.

The area was still in heavy fog, police said, just before 11am on Wednesday, and asked motorists to drive carefully and adjust their speed.

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