Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
One person has serious injuries after a car crashed into a river off State Highway 2 near Whakatāne.
Police were called to White Pine Bush Road, Taneatua, at 6.05pm.
The highway, which goes over the one-lane Pekatahi Bridge, is blocked between Foster and Taneatua Roads and is likely to remain closed for several hours.
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
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