One person has been seriously injured after crashing a vehicle into a truck while fleeing from police in Auckland on Friday night.
It comes after police identified a vehicle, believed to have been stolen, on Tamaki Drive, in Parnell, around 10.18pm.
The driver of the vehicle was signalled to stop but failed to do so, a police spokesperson told 1News. No pursuit was initiated.
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The vehicle travelled towards The Strand, where it turned left before crashing into the side of a truck on the opposite side of the road.
Staff attended the scene of the crash a short time later.
The driver, the vehicle's sole occupant, was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene.
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