Auckland motorway crash: Truck tips at Lincoln Rd motorway ramp

The Lincoln Rd on-ramp will remain closed “for some time” while the overturned truck is removed, he said. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Motorists are warned to expect delays after a truck carrying chicken remains tipped at a motorway ramp in West Auckland this evening.

Emergency services have closed the city-bound Lincoln Rd on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway, State Highway 16.

A police spokesman said officers were called about 8.10pm.

Police received a report a truck had tipped. No injuries were reported, a spokesman said.

The on-ramp would remain closed “for some time” while the truck was removed, he said.

A tanker truck carrying chicken offal has tipped on a motorway ramp. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Police have asked motorists to avoid the area or expect delays.

A witness told the Herald the tanker truck was carrying chicken offal, and reported seeing animal remains on the road.

Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers business, breaking news and local stories from Tāmaki Makaurau. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.

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