A man has been charged over the death of a taxi driver after a car collided with a taxi in central Auckland today.
The man and a passenger from the car that hit the taxi fled the crash scene but were later located by police.
A 20-year-old Auckland man has been arrested and charged with driving with excess breath alcohol causing death, driving with excess breath alcohol causing injury and failing to stop and ascertain injury, Detective Inspector Scott Beard told media today.
The man will appear in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday.
Police said the 29-year-old man killed in the incident was Abdul Raheem Fahad Syed - a taxi driver - who lived in Avondale.
One person was killed and two people fled the scene but were later located by police. (Source: Other)
The man died at the scene near the corner of Alex Evans St and Symonds St.
Emergency services attended the scene just after 4.45am.
The Serious Crash Unit in investigating.
The official holiday road toll began on Friday at 4:00pm and will end at 6:00am on January 3rd.
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