One person has died after a car crashed down a bank on the Āwhitu Peninsula in rural southern Auckland early this morning.
Police were called to the single vehicle crash on Hamilton Rd, located on the southwestern headland of the Manukau Harbour, at about 3.55am.
"Sadly, one person was pronounced deceased at the scene," a police spokesperson said.
The serious crash unit was in attendance, and inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash were ongoing.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said crews received a call to a car down a cliff just before 4am.
"Multiple fire appliances responded to the call, and the car was located 500m down a bank," the spokesperson said.
The scene was left with police and firefighters were stood down.
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