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Serious crash on Āwhitu Peninsula, Manukau Heads

Published by NZ Herald · New Zealand 9 h ago
Emergency services were called to the Manukau Heads on the Āwhitu Peninsula with a report of a car going off a cliff. Image / Google Maps
Emergency services were called to the Manukau Heads on the Āwhitu Peninsula with a report of a car going off a cliff. Image / Google Maps · NZ Herald

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Emergency services have responded to a serious early-morning crash on the Āwhitu Peninsula in rural southern Auckland. Fire and Emergency NZ was called at 3.54am to a report of a…

Emergency services were called to the Manukau Heads on the Āwhitu Peninsula with a report of a car going off a cliff. Image / Google Maps

A person has died in an early-morning crash on the Āwhitu Peninsula in rural southern Auckland.

Emergency services were called at 3.54am to a report of a car going off a cliff, northern shift manager Colin Underdown said.

Firefighters had been able to access the vehicle, but police have since confirmed a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit is still attending, and inquiries are being made into how the crash happened.

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