One dead after van hits tree in South Auckland

Paparata Rd is closed between Totara and Pinnacle Hill roads.

One person is dead after a van collided with a tree in South Auckland this morning.

Emergency services are at the crash on Paparata Rd in Bombay.

Police were called at 6.15am.

No one else was injured.

Paparata Rd is closed between Totara and Pinnacle Hill Rds. Diversions are in place.

Police are notifying next of kin while the Serious Crash Unit investigate the crash.