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One person has died following a crash in the Auckland suburb of Botany.
Police said emergency services responded to the two vehicle crash near the intersection of Botany Road and Golfland Drive at about 2.40pm.
One person died at the scene and a second was taken to hospital with critical injuries.
Police said road blocks had now been removed at the intersection of Botany Road and Ti Rakau Drive, but diversions remained in place at the intersections of Botany Road and Millhouse Drive, and Botany and Tarnica Roads, and these were expected to remain for several hours.
Police advised motorists to expect lengthy delays and to avoid travelling in the area where possible.
The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are now underway.