New Zealand / Regional

Truck fire causes Auckland motorway delay

08:09 am on 15 February 2010

A fire engulfed a truck on a South Auckland motorway on Monday morning.

Two of the northbound lanes of the Southern Motorway, near the Papakura on-ramp, were closed as haulers cleared the wreckage, causing severe traffic delays.

Police believe a flat tyre on the truck caught fire, starting the blaze.