A bus fire has blocked a southbound lane between the Mungavin Interchange and the State Highway 1 and State Highway 59 merge. Photo: NZTA
A minibus has caught fire on a motorway north of Wellington on Friday afternoon.
Fire and Emergency were notified at 2.35pm to reports of the vehicle ablaze on State Highway 59 at Linden between Tawa and Porirua.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the fire was blocking one of the two southbound lanes between the Mungavin Interchange and the State Highway1 and State Highway 59 merge.
Shift manager Alison Munn said four fire trucks and one water tanker attended the scene, and the fire has now been put out.
Police said the driver was the sole occupant of the bus, and there are no reports of injuries.
The lanes have been cleared and traffic is free flowing.
It comes after a bus caught fire in Auckland on Friday morning.
Auckland Transport (AT) said it was investigating the cause of the bus fire outside its depot in Birkenhead.
It said staff noticed smoke coming from the engine of the diesel-powered bus around 8.48am.
Fire and Emergency said the fire was put out just after 9am.
AT said there were no passengers on the bus when it caught fire, and no one was injured.
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