Driver flees after fatal crash in Huntly

Police last night were looking for a driver who ran from the scene of a fatal crash at Huntly.

The man's car collided with another vehicle on Rotowairo Rd just after 6pm. The passenger was killed and the driver taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The police helicopter Eagle and a police dog unit from Hamilton were sent to the area to search for the man. The car he was driving had not been reported stolen and was registered locally, police said.