A person has been arrested after reports a stolen car hit a group of cyclists, with five people hurt.

A dog was also killed at the scene during the incident in the Auckland suburb of Epsom, RNZ understands.

It’s understood a man allegedly stole a car before he crashed into a group of cyclists.

**Petrol station worker Manthan Patel said he heard a “crazy” sound before he witnessed a man driving a car crash into another vehicle.

He said the man then got out of the car and attacked a dog.**

"There was a guy shouting in the streets next to where I’m working.

“It seemed as though he had no pants on.”

Soon after, customers told cafe staff that the man had crashed a car and punched a woman, she said.

  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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    1 month ago

    Wow.

    I thought the dog was killed by the car…nope he got out and killed the dog.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzOPM
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      1 month ago

      Yeah, the series of events was something like this:

      • Man not wearing pants assaults woman jogging past with no reason or warning
      • Members of the public intervened to help, one in a car. Man steals this good Samaritan’s car.
      • Man drives away, hitting several vehicles and then hitting the group of cyclists
      • Man gets out of vehicle, heads over to a woman walking two dogs and strangles one to death
      • Police show up, taser the guy (who is still strangling the dog) and arrest him