Emergency services are in attendance at a serious crash in Northcote involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on Onewa Road. 20 December 2023. Photo / Michael Craig

Pedestrian critical, road closed, after incident on Onewa Rd

Author: NZ Herald,
Publish Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023, 9:42am

A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a car in Northcote, Auckland, this morning.

Onewa Rd is now closed in both directions between Gladstone Rd and Woodside Ave after the incident at 8.25am.

Onewa Rd has been closed after a pedestrian was struck by a car this morning. Photo / Michael Craig

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is warning motorists to expect long delays and also asking commuters to avoid the area while the Serious Crash Unit investigates.

Emergency services on the scene at Onewa Rd after a pedestrian was struck by a car. Photo / Michael Craig

All bus stops between Birkenhead Ave and Lake Rd will be missed and bus routes 95B, 95C, 97B, 97R, 931, 939, 942, 966 services will be detoured until further notice.

UPDATE 8:45AM
Emergency services have now CLOSED Onewa Rd in both directions between Gladstone Rd & Woodside Ave. Please avoid travel to/through this area. Consider using alternative routes to access the SH1 motorway system or expect long delays. ^TP https://t.co/0ojYL1TYDI
— Auckland Transport Travel Alerts (@AT_TravelAlerts) December 19, 2023

– More to come

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