Serious crash at Athenree Gorge, near Waihi Beach

SH2 is blocked and emergency services were on their way to the scene.

State Highway 2 is blocked.
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

One person has died when their motorcycle went off the road and into the water at Waiotahe, Opotiki.

The incident at Ohiwa Beach Rd occurred at about 4pm today.

Emergency services treated the person with CPR, but they died at the scene, police said.

It follows a serious crash in the western Bay of Plenty’s Athenree Gorge. It is understood seven people were injured, one critically, at a crash on State Highway 2, near Waihi Beach.

The Serious Crash Unit was at the scene and traffic management was in place.

There have so far been 16 deaths this holiday road toll period, which ends early on Wednesday.