One person has died and another is fighting for their life following a horrific head-on crash in West Auckland on Wednesday afternoon.
It was the fourth death in as many crashes on New Zealand roads yesterday.
The two-car, head-on crash occurred near Waimauku, north of McPike Rd, about 5.15pm, forcing the closure of State Highway 16 between the Waimauku roundabout and Kiwitahi Rd.
Photos from the scene show the mangled wreck of a car that appears to have taken the full force of the collision. Emergency workers attended to the injured.