Source: Radio New Zealand
Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, is closed. X / NZ Transport Agency
A person is dead after a fuel truck collided with a building on Lower Hutt’s Rutherford Street.
At 9.15am Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, was still closed after the single-vehicle crash about 5.30am on Thursday.
The Melling Bridge was earlier closed due to the accident but police said it had now reopened.
Fire and Emergency told RNZ they were no longer in attendance, but they had assisted with removing the driver from the truck.
SH2 MELLING – CRASH – 6:55AM, THU 4 DEC
Due to a crash, access to and from the Melling Link Bridge is now CLOSED. Road users are advised to use an alternate route and take extra care. ^JP pic.twitter.com/JMQP2k2Our
— NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi – Wellington (@nztawgtn) December 3, 2025
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