Cop cars collide during U-turn while aiding seriously injured pedestrian on SH1 south of Warkworth

• One person is in a serious condition and two police cars were damaged after crashes south of Warkworth.
• Two police cars collided while attempting a U-turn to help a seriously injured pedestrian.
• The motorway northbound Pūhoi Offramp to Twin Coast Discovery Highway was temporarily closed.

Two police cars collided while attempting a U-turn to help a pedestrian who had been struck just south of Warkworth.

The pedestrian is in a serious condition and the two police cars sustained severe damage.

Police are investigating a crash on State Highway 1 south of Warkworth, in which two police vehicles were damaged. Photo / Hayden Woodward

A police spokesperson said one of the police cars attempted to do a U-turn to access the crash site on the opposite side of the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway when another police car crashed into the side of it.

The spokesperson said the officers did not sustain serious injuries.

“The Serious Crash Unit has since conducted a scene examination of the wider scene.”

A St John spokesperson said an ambulance, a rapid response unit and an operations manager attended the scene on SH1 about 9.20pm.

One car was attempting to do a u-turn when the other car crashed into it. Photo / Hayden Woodward

The spokesperson confirmed there was a second but related crash at 9.57pm nearby. Two people were assessed at the scene.

The spokesperson said one person was transported to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said one firetruck was in attendance.

The police cars were severely damaged after the crash south of Warkworth. Photo / Hayden Woodward.

NZTA Waka Kotahi said the motorway northbound Pūhoi Offramp to Twin Coast Discovery Highway was closed for a period.

Photos of the police cars being taken away show severe damage to the side and front of the vehicle.

More to come.

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