Fatal Auckland crash: Ōtahuhu witness says she saw car speeding before collision that killed one, critically injured three

One of the cars involved in a deadly crash on a suburban Auckland road looked to be speeding at 100km/h mere moments before impact, a witness says.

One person died when two cars collided on Great South Rd, Ōtahuhu, and four were injured - three critically.

A woman driving in the other lane said she saw one of the cars speeding in the opposite direction about 7.40pm yesterday.

It “looked 100km/h”, she told the Herald about the car’s speed.

“And then I just heard a loud bang, but I didn’t see how it crashed,” she said.

Emergency services arrived shortly afterwards. Police said one person died at the scene.

The four injured were taken to hospital.

Inquiries into the crash were ongoing, police said.

Emergency teams at the site of a fatal crash on Great South Rd in Ōtahuhu. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Second Auckland crash an hour later

Soon after the fatal Ōtahuhu crash, emergency teams were also called out to another two-vehicle collision in West Auckland’s Oratia.

The crash, near the intersection of West Coast Rd and Kauri Loop Rd, was reported to police around 8.45pm.

One person is in a critical condition and two people have serious injuries.