A car was left standing vertically on its front-end in Christchurch following a crash on State Highway 76 this evening.
The small red car lodged itself in the median barrier between both lanes of the highway.
![The crash resulted in the closure of the motorway, SH76 near the Wrights Rd overpass, for nearly two hours. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXDZKRYI72JBPEBH44LEDZV4AM.png?auth=86b470f1853247b512a7f0267c38ab482e449c04bf45e11d329b5af0bd0ff4d8&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)
The front left of the car was left crumpled up and the car stood with its exhaust facing skywards following the crash.