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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
National

Person trapped after two-car crash north of Auckland

Two crashes around the Auckland region are causing transport delays for commuters.

A person is trapped following a two-car collision on State Highway 1 north of Wellsford that has closed one lane.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand are in attendance at the incident between Wellsford and Te Hana

"They [the victims] are being extricated by rescue equipment now," a FENZ spokesman said.

NZTA said the collision is blocking the northbound lane and the road remained under stop/go access.

Motorists were advised to avoid the area or allow extra time.

A crash on State Highway 25a between Kopu and Hikuai at 10am was also causing delays and drivers were advised to allow extra time and be prepared for temporary closure.

"[The] crash has stop/go traffic management in place on the Kopu side," an NZTA tweet read.

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