(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
A major Wellington highway has been closed by a serious crash involving a motorbike.
Police were notified of the collision on State Highway 58, known as the Haywards Road, between a car and motorbike about 4:40pm on Sunday, a spokesperson said. The road links the Hutt Valley with Porirua.
"Two people were riding the motorcycle at the time and both have received serious injuries," they said.
The highway has since reopened, NZTA said this evening.
The Automobile Association is welcoming a drop in the nation's road toll - but says it's still far too high relative to other countries and significantly more than a decade ago.
A road safety charity believes a u-turn on a policy that's seen lower speed limits on some roads, will cost lives. The government plans to stop what it calls blanket speed limit reductions. The Labour… Video, Audio
The government's strategy to reduce road deaths and injuries failed to meet all but one of its targets with breath testing and reducing speed limits lagging the most.
Despite an increase in road deaths last year, roading officials say targets for reducing the road toll are on track.
The road toll has soared this year and is on par with 2018, the worst year for road deaths in recent memory. Audio
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