Emergency services attended a car verses motorcycle crash about 11.45am which backed up traffic along SH2 for hours at the intersection of Omokoroa Rd. Photo/Ruth Keber
Emergency services attended a car verses motorcycle crash about 11.45am which backed up traffic along SH2 for hours at the intersection of Omokoroa Rd. Photo/Ruth Keber
Tauranga police are asking for help in their investigation into a serious crash which shut off a section of State Highway 2 yesterday.
A motorcyclist was critically injured after a collision with a car near Omokoroa Rd. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries but was this morning in a stable conditionat Tauranga Hospital. Police were now asking for any witnesses who haven't yet spoken with police to come forward. People are asked to contact police on 07 577 4300.
Traffic was backed up along State Highway 2 for hours and diversions were put in place as emergency services worked to treat the motorcyclist and clear the road.
Emergency services were also called to an accident involving a car and a truck on the corner of Barber St and Parry Palm Rd, Waihi about 1.50pm.
The critically injured person had to be cut from their vehicle by firefighters before they were flown to hospital by helicopter.
Emergency services attended a car verses motorcycle crash about 11.45am which backed up traffic along SH2 for hours at the intersection of Omokoroa Rd. Photo/Ruth Keber
Police also responded to another collision involving three vehicles on State highway 1 at Karapiro, about 1km north of the State Highway 29 turnoff to Tauranga about 2.15pm.
Emergency services worked to clear the road as quickly as possible to allow one lane of traffic access.
There were injuries in the collision but none were life threatening, police said.
Head of western Bay of Plenty road policing Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said the Bay was over-representing in crashes occurring at intersections and with the Christmas period fast approaching people needed to take extra care, he said.
"School holidays for some have started. The traffic volumes have increased and it is imperative that everybody takes the necessary care out there on our roads and focuses on their driving.
"A lot of our crashes relate to driver distraction and we are over-represented at intersections crashes. People need to take extra care when behind the wheel of a vehicle."
