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Person dead after falling from moving vehicle in Auckland

October 24, 2021

A person has died after falling from a moving vehicle in Kawakawa Bay, Auckland on Saturday night. 

The incident happened just before 7pm on Clevedon-Kawakawa Road, police said. 

Police said the person died at the scene. 

An investigation is now underway into what had happened. 

Cordons were in place around the intersection of Kawakawa-Orere Road and Clevedon-Kawakawa Road, and where Turei Road intersects with Clevedon-Kawakawa Road on Saturday night. 

The road has since re-opened. 

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