A section of Auckland's Southern Motorway has reopened this morning following a serious crash overnight near Mt Wellington.
Emergency services responded to the two-vehicle crash on southbound lanes of State Highway 1 between the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway and Mt Wellington just after 1am.
"The driver of one vehicle was taken to Auckland City Hospital in a critical condition, while the driver of the second vehicle was taken to hospital in a serious condition," a police spokesperson said.
A section of the southbound lanes was closed overnight, with southbound diversions in place at the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway off-ramp.
The Serious Crash Unit examined the scene overnight, and an investigation was now underway.
Diversions were no longer in place.
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