Person dies after car crashes down bank, catches fire in north Auckland

  • Updated
  • 28/07/2022

A person has died after a car went down a bank and caught fire in north Auckland overnight.

Firefighters and police rushed to the crash in a remote area of Ara Weiti Road in Stillwater at around 1am on Thursday. 

Police said the single-vehicle crash occurred near the intersection with East Coast Road.

"Ara Weiti Road is open but is expected to be closed again for a short period around midday while the vehicle is recovered," police said. 

The fire has been extinguished and the serious crash unit is investigating.