9 Aug 2025

Serious crash closes Broadlands Road, Bay of Plenty

7:01 pm on 9 August 2025
RNZ/Reece Baker

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area if possible. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

A serious crash has closed a main road in Bay of Plenty.

Police said Broadlands Road was closed between Ohaaki Road and Allen Road.

A spokesperson said police were called to the single-vehicle crash shortly before 6pm on Saturday.

They said "initial indications" suggested there had been serious injuries.

Diversions were in place around the closed section of road, police said on Saturday evening, but they asked motorists to avoid the area if possible.

Broadlands Road is closed between Ohaaki Road and Allen Road

Broadlands Road is closed between Ohaaki Road and Allen Road. Photo: Google Maps

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