City-bound traffic was closed on the Southern Motorway after a three-vehicle accident near the Greenlane East exit. Photo / NZTA
City-bound traffic was closed on the Southern Motorway after a three-vehicle accident near the Greenlane East exit. Photo / NZTA
One person is seriously hurt after a crash involving three vehicles closed city-bound lanes at Greenlane on Auckland’s Southern Motorway.
Police said a truck collided with two other vehicles just past the northbound Greenlane off-ramp about 2.35pm.
The stretch of highway was earlier closed to northbound traffic but all lanesare now open.
FINAL UPDATE 4:55PM All lanes are now open northbound past the Green Lane East exit, following the earlier crash. Road users are advised to expect DELAYS until congestion has eased and traffic flows return to normal afternoon peak levels. ^JP https://t.co/NjdYD0Tq7jpic.twitter.com/cmuo9iUhwz
— NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland (@nztaaklnth) September 19, 2025
NZTA has told drivers to expect delays until congestion eases and traffic flow returns to normal.
Emergency services were at the scene and police said the road needed to be cleared.
Traffic from the crash was backed up to Ōtāhuhu heading north and to Spaghetti Junction heading south. Photo / Google Maps
Hato Hone St John said it was notified at 2.35pm about an incident.
One patient, in a serious condition, was taken to Auckland City Hospital.
Traffic was backed up to Ōtāhuhu on the northbound lane, about 10km from the crash site, while southbound traffic was backed up to Spaghetti Junction, according to data from Google Maps.
NZTA said a journey from Bombay to the city would have taken more than two hours, and a journey in the other direction would take one hour, 13 minutes.
