New Zealand

Vehicle crashes through overbridge, dropping to motorway below

14:47 pm on 13 February 2022

State Highway 1 between Hill Rd and Takanini in Manurewa has fully re-opened after a vehicle crashed through the overbridge last night, falling onto the motorway below.

The vehicle crashed through the overbridge barriers just before 4am, dropping to the motorway below Photo: WAKA KOTAHI

The vehicle was travelling along Hill Rd, Manurewa, about 3.37am when it lost control, crashing through the barriers and dropped onto the motorway below, police earlier said in a statement.

The sole occupant became trapped and had to be cut free by emergency services before being taken to hospital in a serious condition.