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One dead after Auckland crash, holiday road toll reaches five

October 25, 2022
Intersection of Mahia Rd and Sandwick Drive in Weymouth. (Source: Google Maps).

Intersection of Mahia Rd and Sandwick Drive in Weymouth. (Source: Google Maps).

A pedestrian has died after a "serious crash" in South Auckland this morning.

Police were called to the crash involving a car and pedestrian at the intersection of Mahia Rd and Sandwick Drive, Weymouth, about 5am today.

The road was closed this morning, but has since reopened.

It brings the holiday road toll, which began at 4pm on Friday and ended at 6am today, to five.

It comes after four other road deaths in Marlborough, Waikato, Lower Hutt and Bay of Plenty over the long weekend.

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