A serious car crash is causing lengthy delays for traffic heading into Auckland this morning.
Emergency services are at the scene of the collision, near the Esmonde Road off-ramp on Auckland's Northern Motorway.
![The aftermath of the crash. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UKRMFPVW6ZZZYB57OAWWAP25QE.jpg?auth=80bb2a71392786e9736bac9fb37623549f72a0fe8ee2bd1bfa58f0f233d6c47a&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
Images from the crash show a dark-coloured car sitting in the middle of the road facing the motorway.