
Expect delays: Auckland's Southwestern motorway crash cleared
Motorists are being advised to expect delays heading northbound from Manukau.
Motorists are being advised to expect delays heading northbound from Manukau.
The crash occurred just after 9pm tonight on SH2 in Matata.
Police were called to the event on Inland Kaikoura Rd just before 4.30 pm
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Motorists should expect delays.
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Emergency services arrived on the scene at around 3.30pm today.
Multiple crashes over the weekend have claimed four lives and caused serious injuries too.
Traffic was diverted and the highway was expected to be closed for at least two hours.
The young driver was jailed over the crash.
This is the second fatal accident to occur in the spot in less than a month.
A 42yo man has been arrested and will appear in Waitākere District Court on Thursday.
Inquiries into circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
Video captures the moment a fire truck comes racing onto the scene.
The Herald understands the woman is from Whangārei and has family in Kaitaia.
Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of SH 1 and Looker Rd.
Motorists have been urged to drive to survive during the school holidays.
The country's road toll has increased dramatically so far this year.
Road also closed near Ōpōtiki after early morning crash.
The witness said the truck driver was "devastated".
At least one car has collided with a power pole on Clyde St.
Brunt was sentenced to community work and disqualified from driving.
Ryan Phillips was walking home from a work party when he was struck by a vehicle.
Multiple crashes across country killed several and left others fighting for their lives.
The crash involving a car and a motorcycle was reported about 2.30pm.
Motorists are warned of significant delays.
Part of Mount Wellington Highway was blocked, causing traffic jams.
Emergency services freed two people from separate vehicles after the early morning crash.
The crew scrambled to the rescue of three 20-year-olds trapped in a car down a steep bank.
St John is investigating three crashes involving ambulance officers in the past six weeks.