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Counties Manukau

It’s by good fortune only that Police are not advising the public of a serious or fatal crash in rural Auckland overnight.

Instead, an allegedly intoxicated man will face the Pukekohe District Court on a raft of charges after he crashed his van in Runciman.

At around 12.43am, Police responded to a crash on Runciman, in southern Auckland.

“A Mitsubishi van and trailer had jackknifed, completely blocking Runciman Road,” Counties Manukau South Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Matt Hoyes says.