Head-on crash closes Auckland’s Southern Motorway near Mt Wellington

NZ Herald28 Oct, 2026 04:34 PMQuick ReadEmergency services have responded to a high-speed head-on collision on Auckland’s Southern Motorway southbound in Penrose, between Ellerslie-Panmure Highway and Mount Wellington Highway. Photo / NZ HeraldA car and a van have crashed head-on on Auckland’s Southern Motorway just after 1am.Three fire crews attended the scene and freed two people using rescue tools, Fire and Emergency northern shift manager Josh Pennefather said. The ambulance service was called at 1.07am and took two patients to Auckland