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File photo. A child died and four other people received minor to moderate injuries.
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson

A child has died following a three vehicle crash in East Tāmaki.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Smales Road at the intersection with Te Irirangi Drive just after 8pm on Sunday.

A child found there in a critical condition was taken to hospital, and has since died.

Four other people received minor to moderate injuries.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are continuing.