Person critically injured in three-vehicle crash on busy Auckland road

3:21 pm today
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Traffic in the area is heavy. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson

One person has been critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on a busy Auckland road.

Emergency services were still at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Epsom's Gillies Ave and Owens Rd.

A police spokesperson said the crash happened at 2.20pm on Friday and one person had been taken to hospital in a critical condition.

St John confirmed it was also at the scene and had sent two ambulances, a rapid response unit and an operations manager.

It said the person who had been critically injured was taken to Auckland City Hospital.

Traffic in the area was heavily congested at 3pm.

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