Seven hours of motorway delays after truck crash

A truck that went through a median barrier on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Takanini took seven hours to clear today.

Two people are in hospital with serious injuries after the crash that saw the southbound truck go through the median barrier and into a northbound lane.

This morning Inspector Kerry Watson said police communications had been told that one person was trapped in a vehicle.

St John Ambulance have transported two people to Middlemore Hospital.

One person has life threatening injuries while another has serious injuries.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Edwards said this afternoon that the crash has caused a backlog of traffic.

He encouraged motorists to delay their travel if at all possible

- NZHERALD STAFF