One person has died and another was seriously injured following a three-vehicle crash near Auckland Airport this morning.
Police said the crash on George Bolt Memorial Drive, near the intersection with Tom Pearce Drive, was reported about 4am.
Shortly after 8am, police confirmed one person died in the crash.
"A second occupant of the same vehicle has sustained serious injuries and has been transported to hospital," a police spokesperson said.
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Auckland Airport said Northbound and southbound lanes which had been impacted on George Bolt Memorial Drive had since reopened.
It said traffic was flowing normally again on the main road in and out of the precinct.
Meanwhile, breakdowns and nose-to-tail crashes caused delays for traffic heading north, west of the Victoria Rd on-ramp, on the Waikato Expressway.
"Emergency services began receiving reports at around 6:50am."
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