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School Bus, Uber Crash on SH1 Blocks Wellington Traffic

6/22/2026

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Police confirmed that a school bus and an Uber car collided on State Highway 1 at the Taranaki-Vivian intersection in Wellington at 8:20 a.m., with no injuries reported.
The Uber driver declared the vehicle a total write-off after the crash.
The bus was operating route 737 toward Wellington College when the collision occurred.
The incident blocked the main arterial route on SH1, causing traffic disruption in central Wellington.

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Police confirmed that a school bus and an Uber car collided on State Highway 1 at the Taranaki-Vivian intersection in Wellington at 8:20 a.m., with no injuries reported.
The Uber driver declared the vehicle a total write-off after the crash.
The bus was operating route 737 toward Wellington College when the collision occurred.
The incident blocked the main arterial route on SH1, causing traffic disruption in central Wellington.