A man is dead after his car rolled multiple times yesterday.
The man was understood to be in his mid-30s. Debris at the scene, on the Kaipara Coast Highway, included at least three different brands of alcohol cans and bottles but the role of alcohol in the crash was unconfirmed.
A woman at a nearby Kaukapakapa property heard the crash and immediately went outside to stop traffic.
"I heard the accident and the stones hit the roof of our house.
"I believe they were travelling far too fast and there was a lot of loose gravel on the side, where the roadworks hadn't cleared up properly. And he hit loose gravel and lost control."