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Coromandel’s SH25 reopens after injured person found on road

Bay of Plenty Times
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State Highway 25 between Kopu Rd and SH26 was closed after a person was found with serious injuries. Photo / Google Maps

State Highway 25 between Kopu Rd and SH26 was closed after a person was found with serious injuries. Photo / Google Maps

A section of State Highway 25 in Coromandel has reopened after an injured person was found on Kopu Rd.

Police said they were called to the scene about 5.50am after a person was found with serious injuries.

They have now established that the person had suffered a medical event.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said one ambulance and one helicopter went to the scene, and one person was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.

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SH25 between Kopu Rd and SH26 was closed for a time but has since reopened.

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