SH2 Baypark crash: Highway reopens after one person seriously injured

Traffic was stalled on SH2 early today after a multiple-car crash at Baypark. Photo / NZTA Facebook

State Highway 2 near Baypark is now open again after a multiple-vehicle crash forced its closure earlier this morning.

Emergency services were called to the three-vehicle crash in the northbound lane about 9am.

Police said the crash blocked the lane while emergency services worked to clear the scene.

Hato Hone St John said one patient, in serious condition, was taken to Tauranga Hospital.

“An additional patient, in minor condition, was assessed and treated at the scene.”

The three-vehicle crash happened on SH2 near Baypark. Image / Google Maps

According to Google’s Live Traffic Reporting, traffic was stalled in the Mount Maunganui-bound lane just before the SH29A intersection.

NZTA reported on its website that, “due to a crash on SH2, the road was closed westbound at the Te Maunga Interchange”.

The roading agency said the road was now open.

“All lanes have now been opened. There was a tail-back of traffic, but [it] is now flowing well.”