One person has died and at least five other people have been injured, some critically, and several roads are closed after a crash in East Auckland this afternoon.
A police spokeswoman referred to the crash as “serious” and urged people to avoid the area.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Botany Rd, Golflands, at 2.51pm.
![Emergency services on the scene of a crash that has left at least five people injured. Photo / Darren Masters.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6CGYJCGVNZADNNBLUOMW62TEXQ.jpg?auth=6f9d77edae4d624ee35b252fcad2266e3ce09121848e6ce05b4e58a3c0fb4535&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)