Road closed after car smashes into tree in Pyes Pa, Tauranga

Police have closed Pyes Pa Rd between Williams and Taumata Rds after a serious crash. Photo / Google Maps

State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua has been closed after a serious crash overnight, police say.

A single vehicle crashed into a tree on Pyes Pa Rd between Williams Rd and Taumata Rd, around 10.15pm.

The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit is at the scene. Police were this morning unable to say whether the highway had reopened.

Motorists were asked to avoid travelling this route if possible.