A crash involving three trucks has blocked part of State Highway 5 west of Rotorua this morning.
A police spokesman said they were called to the scene between Harwoods Rd and Tapapa Rd just after 5am.
There were no reports of injuries and the east-bound lane towards Rotorua was blocked, he said.
Daniel South, who was driving in the area at the time, said it appeared to be a nose-to-tail between three truck and trailer units at Fitzgerald Glade and suggested people avoided the area.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said the one truck was carrying woodchips, one metal and the other chilled food.
