One seriously injured after car crashes into power pole then catches fire

One person has suffered serious injuries after a car hit a power pole and then caught on fire in south Auckland’s Manurewa on Thursday evening.

Shortly before 9pm police received a report of a crash between a vehicle and a power pole near the intersection of Weymouth and Sykes roads.

“The vehicle is reported to be on fire. One person is reported to have serious injuries,” said a police spokesperson.