One person is dead and another seriously injured after a car accident near Auckland this morning.
The accident occurred at the intersection of State Highway One and Centennial Park Rd in Wellsford just before 5am today.
Two vehicles were involved in the crash.
One person died at the scene and a second was flown to Auckland Hospital, a Police northern communications spokesman said.
Serious crash investigators were on their way to investigate.
The road was closed and diversions in place.
