One person was critically injured and later died and two others received serious injuries after a crash at Papakura in South Auckland last night.
A person has died in a crash in South Auckland last night.
The crash happened on Clevedon Rd at Papakura at about 9.30pm.
One person died at the scene, police said.
Two others were also injured.
The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene and an investigation is underway.
A spokesman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand said five people were trapped in a motor vehicle and had to be rescued using specialist equipment.
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