Serious crash closes State Highway Two into Welllington
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RNZ/ Marika Khabazi
Motorists heading to Wellington from Lower Hutt face a lengthy detour, after a two-vehicle crash.
Police say there are serious injuries, after the accident in the southbound lanes of State Highway Two, just north of the Ngauranga interchange.
The highway southbound is closed from the Dowse Drive interchange and Petone. Northbound lanes are open.
Motorists will have to take State Highway 58, the Haywards Hill and State Highway One, until the road is re-opened.
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