Auckland traffic: Truck crash causing delays on Southern Motorway

A truck crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Papakura was causing delays this morning. Image / Waka Kotahi NZTA

Auckland motorists were being warned of delays earlier this morning as emergency services responded to a truck crash on the Southern Motorway.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency alerted a crash just after the Papakura off-ramp about 6.40am.

The crash was blocking the left southbound lane, but has now been fully cleared.

“Allow extra time for southbound delays in the area to ease,” motorists are told.

UPDATE 8:20AM
This crash now fully cleared. Allow extra time for southbound delays in the area to ease. ^TP https://t.co/SugEqEX0fy

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) June 15, 2023

It is not yet known whether anyone has been injured in the crash.

The circumstances are also not clear at this stage. However, a traffic camera image shows the top of the truck very close to the overhead bridge.