An attempted vehicle theft has ended with one man in hospital with a life-threatening head injury.
Police responded to a report of a car heist on the motorway-end of Te Atatu Rd in west Auckland just after 4am.
![A scene guard is in place outside the property where a person surprised two men breaking into their vehicle. Photo / Visual Media Productions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VBTYX7DNYCWLHFGACTXM2QVX3Y.jpg?auth=276c7fa07f3725dade0b9c3a699de5c3907df6fe49e5fbe63743a5c52c084b5b&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
A police spokeswoman said a person had reportedly found two men breaking into their vehicle.
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