Police run after car on busy Auckland on-ramp during rush-hour traffic, driver arrested

Police officers ran up a busy Auckland on-ramp leading to State Highway 1 during rush-hour traffic as they gave chase to an allegedly stolen vehicle.

A witness reported “cops running everywhere” up the Khyber Pass Rd motorway on-ramp in Newmarket shortly after 5pm on Thursday.

“Police had information about a vehicle seen travelling along Khyber Pass Rd at around 5pm,” a police spokesperson said.

“The vehicle had earlier been reported stolen from the North Shore.

“It turned on to the on-ramp and was stuck in traffic. Police took action and arrested the driver.”

Police said inquiries about the vehicle are ongoing.