A crash between a car and a bus on Sunday morning is the latest in a string of incidents on the section of road, near Doon St.Fortunately, only one person received minor injuries in the incident. Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope next to a section of Portobello Rd, near Doon St, where vehicles have been slipping and losing control recently. "When that work is started, this corner [near Doon St] will be repaired also. A bus and a car block Portobello Rd, near Doon St, after colliding on Sunday. A 30kmh speed limit sign had been put in place in the area and he urged drivers to heed it.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 02, 2026 16:35 UTC