Road reopens after ute towing trailer rolls multiple times near Tauranga

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The road is open again after a ute towing a trailer rolled multiple times ending up in a ditch in Whakamarama near Tauranga.

A police spokeswoman said the ute jack-knifed and rolled on State Highway 2 near Plummers Pt Rd, around 9.20am.

"The road was closed while the ute and trailer was moved the right way up,"she said.

The New Zealand Transport Agency stated on Twitter that the road has now reopened.

UPDATE 10:20AM
This crash cleared from lanes. Traffic is moving normally in the area again. ^TPhttps://t.co/iUAzYeS9So

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) May 21, 2020

A St John spokesman said one ambulance went to the scene and took one man to Tauranga Hospital with moderate injuries.

Police and fire services were on the scene, with firefighters on the scene until 11.20am.