A truck driver has been hospitalised after suffering a medical event behind the wheel and crossing into the wrong lane of Wellington’s Transmission Gully.
The southbound lane of Transmission Gully/SH1 has been closed and drivers should expect delays in the area.
SH1 PAEKĀKĀRIKI - CRASH - 1:30PM Due to a crash, the right SB LANE is CLOSED just prior to the SH59 off-ramp. Please expect DELAYS and pass the scene with care. ^EH pic.twitter.com/RoRCRR4vBq
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Wellington (@WakaKotahiWgtn) August 22, 2023
A police spokesperson confirmed to the Herald they werein attendance at the incident, and that the driver of the truck had been hospitalised in serious condition after a medical event behind the wheel.
A witness to the incident told the Herald he was driving on Transmission Gully when he saw a truck on the other side of the road in the wrong direction, pulling into the central barrier.
