Road conditions in Central District, 6:00am

Police are asking motorists travelling on State Highway Three between Stratford and New Plymouth to take extreme care this morning.

The road is icing in parts and there have been three motor vehicle crashes already.

New Zealand Police Alert 6:30am 21 May 2009 Central

Location of incident: Waiouru

Incident type: Road Closure

State Highway One between Waiouru and the three sisters is currently closed. A truck and trailer unit has jack-knifed and is blocking the north and southbound lanes. Emergency services are responding the scene.