Man dies after single-vehicle car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
NZTA / Waka Kotahi
A person has died after a single-vehicle crash on a section of Auckland's State Highway 1 on Monday morning.
Emergency services were called to the crash near the Te Irirangi on-ramp in Manukau shortly before 8am.
The man was found dead at the scene.
The left northbound lane has since been cleared and the northbound on-ramp at Te Irirangi Drive is open again.
Enquiries into the crash are ongoing.
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