Two people have died on the Auckland motorway network overnight, with delays continuing on SH1 after a crash halted northbound traffic for several hours.
Police said the fatalities occurred in two separate “fatal incidents”.
State Highway 1 was earlier closed to northbound traffic between the Manukau and the East Tamaki Rd on-ramp, near Ōtara. Lanes re-opened at 6.40am.
Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle SH1 crash at about 2.20am.
One person died at the scene and four others were injured, two in critical condition and two others in serious condition, according to a police spokesperson.
Earlier in the morning, a separate incident on the Southwestern Motorway left one person dead.
Emergency services were called to the SH20 incident at about 1.30am, near Mt Roskill.
“A person had entered the motorway on foot and had been struck by a vehicle,” police said.
Detective senior sergeant Kathy Bostock said the pedestrian was stuck by at least three vehicles after entering the northbound on-ramp on Dominion Rd.
“The person died at the scene, no other injuries are reported,” police said.
None of the vehicles stopped at the time and police are asking for the motorists to contact them to establish the circumstances.
“An investigation is now underway and it’s important those motorists do the right thing and come forward,” Bostock said.
Police are also seeking any witnesses who were travelling through the area on SH1 between 1.30am and 2am to contact police as well as anyone with dashcam footage.
