Car spotted travelling the wrong way on State Highway 1 at Wellington

A car clipped another while barrelling down a Wellington motorway in the wrong direction for 2km. 

More than 20 members of the public called police around 5pm after spotting a small white car travelling north on the southbound lanes in Tawa, Wellington, according to police.  

The car is estimated to have travelled the wrong for approximately two kilometres, clipping another car which caused that car to then clip another.

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Police are making inquiries into a car travelling the wrong way for two kilometres on State Highway 1.

Eventually the white car did a U-turn back into the correct lanes.

Police confirmed on Sunday morning that the driver of the car had still not been found.

Ben Huijs was driving on the motorway when he spotted the car driving towards him.

"We were driving towards it and avoided it because he crashed before we got there but another car saw it and swerved in front of us.

"I was surprised more than anything about it being on the other side of the road and we all sort of freaked out when the car cut us off and were even more freaked out about the cars that were involved." 

Anna-Win Mason commented on Facebook that she had also been on the road with the driver. 

"We almost crashed our car because of that insane driver! Absolutely dangerous behaviour! Luckily saw them in time, and the car stopped just in front of them. It was getting dark with heavy rain at the time this incident happened. Plus ahead of us there were about 4 cars that must have swerved out the way and we're haphazard on the road too, must have been due to this stupid illegal manoeuvre."

Police are making inquiries and are seeking further information from the public. 

Anyone who saw the vehicle, or has information that may assist police in locating it, is asked to email Constable Martin Kelly at mkaj73@police.govt.nz.