Police are seeking witnesses to a car being erratically driven, on the wrong side of the road, before a fatal crash in Counties Manukau.
On Saturday night one person died after two cars collided on Te Irirangi Drive in East Tamaki, between Smales Rd and Accent Drive.
A white MazdaFamilia was driving on the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with another vehicle, a police spokeswoman said.
"Police would like to speak to anyone who may have seen the Mazda being driven around this time. In particular there are a number of reports of near misses with other vehicles."
The crash was first reported at 10.59 pm on Saturday night.
One person was trapped and died a short time later despite staff commencing CPR, police said.
* Contact Constable Gabrielle Griffiths of the Counties Manukau Serious Crash Unit on 021 192 1542, and reference file number 180513/1846 for the first crash, and P033481261 for the second.turday night
