Five accidents in two days on busy Auckland road

The latest accident on the corner of Landscape Road and Mt Eden road. Photo / Brett Phibbs

A bend in a busy Auckland road with a history of crashes has claimed its fifth victim in two days and police are urging motorists to allow for its slippery surface on wet days.

On Sunday, four cars spun out and crashed near the intersection of Mt Eden Rd and Landscape Rd, Three Kings and at 10 am today a city-bound car spun after negotiating the bend, crossed the opposite side of the road and footpath, before smashing in to a house's concrete retaining wall.

A motorist travelling behind the out of control car managed to take evasive action.

The woman driver was checked on the spot by St John ambulance but did not require hospital treatment.

Sergeant Dylan Hannah-Jones, of the road policing team, said today's crash was due to a combination of speed and a wet road.

He said four crashes occurred at the spot in the last few days and urged motorists to take extra care.

A worker at the BP Service Station opposite the crash site, who asked to be called "Ali", said four crashes occurred on Sunday.

In one case, the car came out of the Duke St intersection, spun and struck a pole protecting the station's forecourt.

"It happens every time it rains," said Ali. "It is a wet part of road."

An Auckland Transport spokesman said heavy rain tended to flush any oil and diesel out of the sealed road surface and could make the road slippery.

"The message is clear: people need to drive to the conditions and need to slow down on bends when the road is wet."