A person is dead after falling from a moving vehicle on Auckland’s Southern Motorway near Ellerslie.
The incident happened around 11.15am and is blocking all lanes northbound after Ellerslie-Panmure Highway on-ramp. The NZ Transport Agency is advising everyone to avoid the route.
The police Eagle helicopter landed on the motorway to provide immediate first aid, however the person died at the scene, police reported.
All four northbound lanes are currently closed and all northbound traffic is being diverted at Ellerslie Panmure Highway off ramp. All southbound lanes are unaffected.
Police are working to open at least one northbound lane as soon as possible, however there is significant congestion and delays are expected.
The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance.
