Two people have died in a car crash in the Far North overnight, taking the holiday road toll to 20 as the official period ends this morning.
Emergency services responded to the single-vehicle crash on Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd in Ahipara shortly before midnight.
A police spokesperson said the car crashed into a tree.
“Two occupants died at the scene and the third was taken to hospital,” they said.
“The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.”
The Christmas/New Year holiday road toll period ended at 6am today.
The deaths pushed to road toll to 20, the highest in four years.
