Police: Coromandel Peninsula road closed after crash reopens

Police earlier warned motorists to avoid a Coromandel Peninsula road, after it was closed following a crash, but it has now reopened. File photo / NZME

An almost 40km stretch of northern Coromandel Peninsula’s Colville Rd has reopened after being closed for several hours after a serious crash, police say.

One person was seriously injured and a second received moderate injuries in the crash about 11.40am.

Police subsequently closed Colville Rd between Driving Creek and Port Jackson roads.

A large section of Colville Rd, which begins just north of Coromandel town and continues up the Coromandel Peninsula's western coast, was closed this afternoon. Image / Google Maps

However, police confirmed just after 6pm the road had now reopened.