One dead, two injured in Wellington motorway crash

One person has died and two others have been injured after two vehicles collided in Wellington shortly after 11.30pm.

A police spokesperson told the Herald emergency services were called to State Highway 1, Kaiwharawhara after two cars collided in the northbound lane last night.

The driver of the first vehicle was unable to be revived and died at the scene.

The passenger from that vehicle and the driver of the second were both taken to Wellington Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An witness of the aftermath of the crash told the Herald the crash involved a car and an SUV, and believed the car received significant damage to its front when colliding with the right side of the SUV.

The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene and the motorway was closed until 3.45am.

An investigation is under way.