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State Highway 2 in Bay of Plenty blocked after crushed car falls off haulage truck

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It appeared a crushed vehicle had fallen off a haulage truck and the southbound lane of the highway was blocked. Photo / File

It appeared a crushed vehicle had fallen off a haulage truck and the southbound lane of the highway was blocked. Photo / File

A Bay of Plenty highway is now clear after a crushed car fell off a haulage truck this morning.

A police spokeswoman said officers were called to the scene on State Highway 2, 10km south of Matatā just before 6.40am.

She said it appeared a crushed vehicle had fallen off a haulage truck and the southbound lane of the highway had been blocked.

The road was now clear.

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