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A driver was seen fleeing from angry locals after his truck crashed into a parked car in east Auckland.��

The truck collided with a stationary car on Gossamer Dr, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland at around 9.25pm on Thursday.��

Photos from the aftermath of the crash show the truck rolled on its side next to a car with its rear caved in.��

Police confirmed one person left the scene before they arrived and enquiries are ongoing.��

A local woman, who asked not to be named, told the Herald she was glad no one was hurt.��

“It just happened so fast,” she said.��

“We assumed he was going to sit on the kerb or [he was] just moving out of the way but when people tried to approach him he started running down the hill.��

“We tried to chase him but he ran down Larne Ave too fast.”��

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Man flees after crashing truck into parked cars in Pakuranga Heights.��

Several witnesses also posted on social media saying the driver of the truck ran away from the scene after causing the crash.��

“I came out as soon as it happened as it shook the floor with the impact, and went to see if everyone was okay but he was the only one involved.��

“He jumped out of the cab. I tried asking him ‘are you ok, what happened’? He wouldn’t say anything then he started to walk a bit down the road and ‘I yelled you can’t leave’ and he just gapped it,” another witness said on Facebook.��

“Tried chasing him same as the other guy but he was off. Spoke to his boss when he turned up who obviously was not impressed,” a man said on social media.��

Debris from the crash was strewn across the road which blocked motorists trying to pass through. Police have been contacted for comment.��

Jaime Lyth is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news. Lyth began working under the NZ Herald masthead in 2021, as a reporter for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei.��

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