The intersection of SH1 and and Te Waka Rd. Photo / Google
The intersection of SH1 and and Te Waka Rd. Photo / Google
State Highway 1 north of Wellington has reopened after the clearing of a crash near Te Horo earlier this evening.
A car went off the road near Te Waka Rd around 5.50pm with the occupant trapped in their car, a police spokesperson said earlier.
The person was in a seriouscondition and a helicopter landing zone was being created so they could be flown to hospital.
UPDATE SH1 8:30PM SH1 Te Horo remains OPEN, with passing lanes still CLOSED. This is the final update for the evening. For all overnight updates and road statuses, please visit this link: https://t.co/sIZvvxqPhL ^HJ
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Wellington (@WakaKotahiWgtn) August 27, 2018
A Fire and Emergency spokesman told the Herald around 6.30pm that two appliances were on the scene and were working to extricate the person from the vehicle.
