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Man taken to hospital after Auckland road rage incident

By 1News Reporters
10:06am
Police at the scene of the incident.

Police at the scene of the incident. (Source: 1News)

A person was taken to hospital after a fight broke out following a road rage incident in Auckland overnight.

Police were called to Dale Crescent in Pakuranga at around 11.15pm after "reports of a group of people fighting".

"Upon arrival, officers determined the incident was likely the result of a road rage altercation," Senior Sergeant John Nicol said.

A man was taken to Middlemore Hospital with a head injury in an ambulance.

"Police enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the event.

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