Part of Auckland's Southern Motorway has been reopened after a serious crash in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Fire and Emergency NZ said two people were rescued after becoming trapped in a vehicle on the motorway between Ellerslie and Sylvia Park at 1.12am.
The NZ Herald is reporting it was a head-on crash between a car and a van.
The driver of one vehicle was taken to Auckland City Hospital in a critical condition, while the driver of the second was taken to hospital in a serious condition, police said.
Fire and Emergency said it responded to the incident with three crews from Ellerslie, Ōtāhuhu, and Mount Wellington.
A section of the southbound lanes was closed overnight, with southbound diversions in place at the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway off-ramp.
The Serious Crash Unit examined the scene overnight, and an investigation was now underway.
Source: RNZ · RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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