State Highway 50 through western Central Hawke’s Bay has been closed for several hours after power lines brought down when a tractor and a truck collided between Ongaonga and Tikokino.
No injuries were reported in the crash, which happened at the highway’s intersection with Wakarara Rd shortly before 10.50am.
At least two poles were felled in the crash and lines were draped across the highway, which was expected to be closed for up to six hours.
SH50 traffic was being detoured via State Highway 2, Waipukurau, Waipawa and Tikokino Rd.
Crews from the Ongaonga and Tikokino volunteer fire brigades attended, with the Waipukurau brigade having been called a few minutes earlier to a grass fire.