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Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash with car on SH1

April 12, 2023
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Ambulance (file image). (Source: istock.com)

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries after colliding with a car on State Highway 1 in Manukau this evening.

The crash occurred at around 7.20pm, when the car and motorcycle crashed on the Waikato Expressway between the Great South Road on-ramp and Pioneer Road off-ramp.

The motorcyclist is reported to have serious injuries after the collision.

Both southbound lanes are closed, and motorists are being asked to take alternative routes where possible.

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