Person dies after crashing car into tree north of Auckland

12:42 pm on 10 May 2025
RNZ/Reece Baker

Police are giving support to their next of kin. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

A person has died after a single-vehicle crash north of Auckland overnight.

The crash happened on Mangawhai Road, at Te Arai, near Wellsford.

Police found the vehicle smashed into a tree at about 11:15pm.

The driver died at the scene and the road was closed for several hours.

Police were giving support to the driver's next-of-kin.