Seven people have been injured - six seriously - in what is thought to have been a wrong-way crash near Auckland’s Waterview Tunnel late last night.
Emergency services were called to reports of a crash on the citybound link from the tunnel shortly before 11.30pm.
St John said it responded to a traffic incident at 11.18pm and treated seven people. Six people suffered serious injuries and one person had moderate injuries.
Those people have all been taken to “various destinations”, St John said.
A police spokesperson said around 11.20pm on Monday, emergency services responded to reports of a serious two-vehicle crash on the Northwestern Motorway, near the Waterview Tunnel.
The crash involved a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction, they said.
“Seven people were transported to the hospital. One with critical injuries and six with serious to moderate injuries.”
The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene and inquiries into the crash were ongoing.
A witness said multiple people were trapped after two vehicles crashed head-on. One of the vehicles involved was a Cityhop van.
Cityhop is a car-sharing platform where people can rent vehicles on a short-term basis.
It is understood one of the vehicles had been coming from the tunnel at the time of the crash.
“The collision was between a Cityhop van and ute, with firefighters using cutting tools,” he said.
There were at least five ambulances at the scene; as well as a critical care unit and four fire trucks. Police also responded.
Police have been approached for more information.
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