Traffic is heavily backed up on State Highway 29 at Maungatapu after a crash this morning.
Two cars were involved in the crash near the exit for Maungatapu, under the Taipari St overbridge about 7am.
Fire communications shift manager Dallas Ramsay said power firefighters were called to the scene but no one was trapped. It is understood one person is being treated by St John ambulance.
Ms Ramsay said power authorities have been called, as a lamp post has been hit.
![Traffic is snarled up on SH29 at Maungatapu after a crash this morning. Photo/John Borren](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ARM7B3NPXHW7SGV44WWFOKYBGM.jpg?auth=ae4bf6fe8195e135da6c18154d0f1ca3e7cce8352e397272f3aac8f55ac4eef3&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)