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UPDATE: Crash State Highway 88
MEDIA RELEASE
11 October 2016 | SOUTHERN REGION
Crash State Highway 88, Port Chalmers side of St Leonards - closed to trucks, buses
*NB: Earlier Transport Agency report recorded a motorcyclist involved in this crash, it is a two car collision.
A crash between two cars this afternoon has affected State Highway 88 at St Leonards, Dunedin. A detour using local roads is available for cars/light vehicles, however, there is no alternate route for heavy vehicles.
The Police Serious Crash Investigation Unit has been called to the site.
Timing for reopening
The Transport Agency is hopeful the highway will be open in an hour or so (around 6 pm) once the oil has been cleaned up and the highway is clear.
• See the NZ Transport Agency's travel and traffic page here.
• Otago Southland Transport Agency Twitter updates
• https://twitter.com/NZTAOS
• Transport Agency Facebook South Island https://www.facebook.com/nztasouthisland/?fref=ts
• Call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS 0800 44 44 49
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