Traffic is flowing again on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway after a fatal crash closed city bound lanes for more than four hours this morning.
The scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ/Sophia Duckor-Jones
A motorcyclist died following the crash with a rubbish truck at 6.40am this morning by the St Lukes off-ramp.
SH16 NORTH-WESTERN MWY - SERIOUS CRASH - 7.15AM#SH16 remains CLOSED for all EB traffic between Western Springs off-ramp & Western Springs on-ramp due to a crash. Traffic is being diverted at Westren Springs off-ramp & will be put back onto Mwy at the Western Springs on-ramp. ^MF pic.twitter.com/sqXdlZH6XP
— NZTA Akld & Nthlnd (@NZTAAkl) July 1, 2018
Police closed all city-bound lanes while they investigated.
Thousands of commuters were caught in queues backed up for several kilometres on three motorways and surrounding roads.
Traffic is backing up on the motorway. Photo: RNZ/Sophia Duckor-Jones
