UPDATE 12.30pm: Tasmania Police has thanked motorists for their patience while Pateena Road was closed after a car crash on Tuesday morning.
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The driver was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
The road is now open, and the scene clear.
UPDATE 11.45am: A male driver involved in a single-car crash on Tuesday morning has been taken to the Launceston General Hospital.
The car he was driving, an older-model sedan, appears to have crashed into the side of a brick bridge, causing significant damage.
Traffic is expected to be permitted through the road after 12.30pm.
EARLIER: Pateena Road has been closed to traffic as emergency services respond to a single-vehicle crash.
The crash was reported just after 11am on Tuesday.
It is believed the crash has occurred on a bridge, but the exact location is not yet known.
Tasmania Police has asked motorists to avoid the road until further notice.
Pateena Road connects the Bass Highway near Hadspen, to Illawarra Road between Longford and Perth.