A person is critically injured and an off-ramp on a major Auckland motorway is blocked after a car smashed into a water tank.
Police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Beaver Rd about 7.50am.
“It appears the vehicle has been travelling north on State Highway 1 before coming off the road and crashing into a water tank,” said a police spokesperson.
“Initial indications suggest one person has received critical injuries.”
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the Beaver Rd off-ramp on State Highway 1 near Bombay is closed.
“Consider exiting SH1 via the next off-ramp at Bombay instead,” it said.
The Serious Crash Unit has been advised.