Route to Auckland Airport closed after fatal crash

The driver of an articulated truck was killed when the vehicle crashed through a barrier near the SH20/SH1 intersection on the Southbound link from SH1 to SH20, Manukau. Photo / SNPA

The route to Auckland Airport is closed after a fatal road accident overnight.

A truck driver has died after the vehicle rolled on the Southwestern Motorway motorway overnight.

The crash occurred in the west-bound flyover lane of the Southwestern Motorway between the intersection with State Highway 1 and the Lambie Drive interchange, around 3am.

Police have closed the road which is a major route to Auckland International Airport while they investigate the crash.

The westbound flyover link from the Southern Motorway (SH1) to the Southwestern Motorway (SH20) at Manukau will be closed for several hours.

Diversions are in place along Redoubt Road at Manukau.

Drivers are advised to take an alternate route when travelling between the Southern and Southwestern motorways.

The police serious crash unit and commercial vehicle investigation unit are investigating the cause of the crash.