One person is dead and another was pulled from their vehicle after a two-car crash in the Western Bay of Plenty this morning.
The crash happened on SH33 at Paengaroa, about 10am this morning, police said.
When emergency services arrived, the drivers of both vehicles were trapped in their cars.
Police said one person died at the scene.
Another person was being extracted from their wrecked vehicle by the fire service, police said, and were suffering from leg and chest injuries.
Police said traffic was being diverted around the crash site, through Old Coach Road, Roydon Downs Road and Allports Road.
The serious crash unit was investigating.
