28 Feb 2019

Manslaughter charge over fatal crash at Auckland intersection

12:32 pm on 28 February 2019

A man is now facing a manslaughter charge after a fatal three-car crash in east Auckland in January.

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Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

Zhengwen Hu, 50, was killed in the crash at the intersection of Botany Road and Ti Rakau Drive, in Golflands, on Auckland Anniversary Day.

A 27-year-old man now faces a charge of manslaughter in addition to a number of serious driving charges for the incident.

He is expected to appear in the Manukau District Court on 20 March.