The early-morning crash involving a police car in central Auckland left one person seriously injured. Video / Cameron Pitney
A taxi driver says he was stopped at a set of central Auckland traffic lights when his vehicle was hit by a car spinning out of control.
Three people are injured, one seriously, and a main street in Auckland’s CBD is closed after the three-car crash involving a policecar early this morning.
A taxi driver, whose words were translated by a friend, told the Herald he was waiting at traffic lights behind a police car when a vehicle “came speeding” in the opposite direction.
He said the vehicle and police car collided before the car spun into his vehicle.
The resident saw a second police car waiting at the Albert St intersection.
A worker nearby said they heard a “big bang” and ran outside and saw the crash. “It looks really bad.”
Victoria St is now closed between Queen and Hobson Sts.
Police are advising motorists to use alternate routes as road closures may be in place for some time.
An officer at the scene told delivery drivers the road was expected to be closed for the next four hours.
Three people have been injured and three vehicles damaged after an early-morning crash in Auckland's CBD.
Fire and Emergency said it was alerted to a three-vehicle crash in Auckland CBD at 5.43am.
Three trucks were sent to assist police at the scene, two of which were rescue vehicles.
Hato Hone St John said three people were assessed at the scene, with one taken to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition and two in a moderate condition.
Damaged vehicles on Victoria St West after the crash early this morning.
A fourth person declined to be assessed by the crews.
The red car involved in the crash is crumpled after its roof was removed by emergency services to extract those inside.
Emergency services had to remove the roof of one crashed car to extract those inside.
A large cordon is now in place around the blocks close to the Sky Tower, with pedestrians being kept well back.
The crashed police car remains on the street, with damage to its front.
Police have warned Victoria St West could be closed for several hours while they investigate the crash.
The Serious Crash Unit is on the scene, attempting to determine the cause of the accident.
Several markers have been placed on the road near the Federal St intersection leading towards the crashed vehicles.
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