Serious Crash Panama Road, Mt Wellington Auckland

3,451 views · Published 8 January 2016 · 1:22 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: geoffmackley · 2016 · News & Politics

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An accident occurred on Panama Rd, above the Southern Motorway, Mt Wellington in the early hours of this morning,

 A car has hit a hand rail at high speed causing damage to approximately  20 meters of the rail. 

It is alleged alcohol and speed are a factor in this accident and is currently under investigation by Manukau Serious Crash Unit 

The patient was taken to hospital in a critical but not life threatening condition he will be tested in hospital for presence  of alcohol, 

The speed and other factors in the accident should be known in the not too distant future. 

Senior Sargent Pete Marriot said this is a timely reminder for all road users that they should’nt drive after consuming alcohol no matter how small of an amount.

Camera and Editing: Sam Sword

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