Police are appealing for dash cam footage of a vehicle involved in an Auckland pile-up which killed a 50-year-old man.

Inspector Kay Lane said police were appealing to anyone who saw a vehicle involved in a fatal crash at the intersection of Botany Rd and Ti Rakau Drive in Golflands on Monday evening.

Lane said police would like to hear from anyone who saw, or had dash cam footage of, an older model Holden Commodore "executive vehicle" prior to the crash.

SAM SWORD/VISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Police are wanting information about a Holden Commodore involved in a pile-up at traffic lights in east Auckland.

The vehicle was believed to have been in the nearby areas of Botany Rd, Ridge Rd, Bleakhouse Rd, Pakuranga Highway and Aviemore Drive, Lane said.

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The 50-year-old man who died at the scene was waiting at a red light about 5pm on Monday when a car ploughed into his, and shunted a queue of cars forward 20 metres.

Another driver involved in the incident remained in hospital, police said.

At the scene, Inspector Cornelius Kluessien said a car had come "at full speed" towards a red light and crashed into the last car in a line of three stationary vehicles.

"It shunted all three of them forward. They ended up about 20 metres further forward than they originally were," he said.

The silver vehicle directly smashed into was left a mess of twisted metal.

Its driver – the sole occupant – died, Kluessien said.

The driver of the car that caused the accident was trapped initially and was freed by the fire service using the jaws of life, which removed the car's roof, he said.

The driver was taken to Middlemore Hospital.

Kluessien said people in the first two cars, both SUVs, were "walking wounded but basically OK".

People who saw the vehicle were asked to contact Constable Graham Mako of the Counties Manukau serious crash unit on 021 192 0746 or email graham.mako@police.govt.nz.