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One person was left in serious condition after a serious crash on Thames Rd that left State Highway 2 closed for about four hours on Sunday.
A spokesperson told the Waikato Herald St John were notified of an incident on Thames Rd and Station Rd in Paeroa at 6.51am yesterday.
“We responded with a first response unit, an ambulance and a helicopter,” the spokesperson said.
“One patient was assessed and treated at the scene, then transported via helicopter to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.”
A police spokesperson said emergency services attended the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on Thames Rd, Paeroa.
New Zealand Transport Agency posted on its Waikato/Bay of Plenty X account that SH2 was closed at Paeroa between Aorangi Rd and Raroa Rd.
“Please follow the directions by emergency services on-site,” the post said.
NZTA announced the road had reopened at about 11.25am.
Maryana Garcia is a Hamilton-based multimedia reporter covering breaking news in Waikato. She previously wrote for the Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times.
