Logging truck rolls near Tauranga blocking State Highway 2

A logging truck has flipped on State Highway 2 in Bethlehem, Tauranga, blocking westbound lanes. Image / Google

State Highway 2 in western Tauranga is closed westbound, after a logging truck and trailer rolled.

Police told Newstalk ZB a number of logs have ended up on the westbound lanes.

The highway is closed between Moffat Rd and Parau Drive in Bethlehem, and people are being asked to avoid the area.

The other side of the road isn't blocked, but the incident is causing traffic delays.