Southern motorway crash near Ōtara injures three, lanes blocked

A car accident has left three injured on the southern motorway near Ōtara.

A three-car crash on Auckland’s southern motorway has left three people injured.

Police said they were called to the scene near Ōtara at about 7.25 this morning.

One person received serious injuries, with another two also injured, police said.

Hato Hone St John said an ambulance and a first response unit attended the crash site.

One patient was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition, with another two patients in a minor condition receiving treatment at the scene, St John said.

Drivers heading north were advised to avoid the motorway or delay their travel plans while multiple lanes remained blocked.

The crash follows an earlier accident this morning that left another three injured on the southwestern motorway near Onehunga.