E-scooter rider on Auckland motorway involved in crash

10:01 am on 29 September 2025
Detail of a young brunette woman moving in the city with an electric scooter

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Police are making inquiries after a man who rode an e-scooter on the motorway in central Auckland was involved in a crash.

Police received reports of an e-scooter rider heading southbound in the northbound lane on State Highway 1, before crashing with a car near the Port Symonds St exit just after 4.30am on Monday.

"The rider was not present at the crash scene when emergency services arrived.

"He was found a short time later not far from the scene.

"He received minor injuries and inquiries are ongoing."

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