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One dead after vehicle crashes in Northland, catches fire

December 18, 2021
A police car (file picture).

A police car (file picture). (Source: istock.com)

One person has died after a vehicle went off a Northland road and then caught fire on Friday night.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Punakitere Loop Rd, Taheke, about 8.15pm.

Police say inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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