Logging truck and car crash blocks Dunedin’s Southern Motorway

4:19 pm on 12 December 2025
RNZ/Reece Baker

Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

Emergency services are responding to a crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway on Friday afternoon.

The crash involves a logging truck and car and has blocked the northbound lanes.

It was reported about 3.30pm, between Kaikorai Valley Rd turnoff and Caversham Valley Road on-ramp.

There are no reports of serious injuries.

Motorists are advised to expect delays while the scene is cleared, which could take some time.

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