State Highway 2 reopened after serious motorcycle crash in Karangahake, Coromandel

State Highway 2 travelling through Karangahake Gorge. Source: Google

A crash between a motorcycle and a car in Karangahake at the southern end of the Coromandel has left one person with serious injuries.

Police were alerted to the crash at around 3:25pm on SH2 between Paeroa and Waikino.

That section of State Highway 2 was closed this afternoon, but has since been reopened.

One person is said to be seriously injured, police confirmed in a statement.

Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula.