State Highway 14 is closed just northeast of Maungatapere, NZTA says. Photo / Google
A section of State Highway 14 is closed in both directions after a car crashed into a power pole in one of at least three incidents on Northland roads this afternoon.
One person has minor injuries and the road - northeast of Maungatapere - is expected to be closed for hours because power lines have been brought down, a police spokeswoman said.
Traffic is being diverted via Newton Rd.
The crash happened about 3.15pm.
Meanwhile, an injured person trapped in a car that has rolled near Kerikeri is being freed.
The person is believed to be moderately hurt, a police spokeswoman said.
That incident, involving a single car, occurred on Wiroa Rd, between Bulls and Airport roads, about 4.15pm.
And a two car collision is blocking the northbound lane of the main street in Moerewa, between Snowden Ave and Wynyard St.
The vehicles crashed about 4.25pm.
A man known to the victim has been charged with assault.