Motorists are being warned to expect significant delays.
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Wellington commuters on Monday morning faced kilometres of bumper-to-bumper traffic after two crashes within half-an-hour on State Highway 2.
Motorists were warned to expect significant delays heading into the city following a two-car collision just before the Ngauranga off-ramp and one after the Dowse interchange.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said one lane remained blocked following the first crash, with traffic earlier queuing as far back as the Melling intersection.
Emergency services were called to the first two-vehicle crash just before 8am on Monday, followed by a nose-to-tail around 8.20am.
A police spokesperson said one person sustained injuries in the first crash near Ngauranga and one vehicle remains to be towed.
NZTA later on Monday morning said the delays had eased.
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