• Car crashes onto train tracks in Wellington

    From News@63:10/102 to All on Wed Apr 22 13:14:04 2026
    By 1News Reporters
    11:34am

    Some commuter rail services were disrupted this morning after a car crashed down a bank and onto railway lines in north Wellington.


    By Reuben Smith


    Police said they were called to the scene on Glenside's Middleton Rd about 8.50am on Wednesday.


    "A single vehicle crashed down a bank and onto the train tracks."


    Wellington Free Ambulance said one patient was taken to Wellington Hospital
    in a moderate condition.


    Metlink said Kapiti Line services between Wellington and Porirua had been cancelled, but resumed around 11am.


    A tow wagon was called to remove the vehicle, police said.


    Motorists were asked to avoid the area while emergency services are at the scene.

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