A person has died and another has critical injuries after a single-vehicle crash which closed State Highway 1 near Horeke in Northland.
Police were called to the scene, near Rangiahua Rd, at around 9.20am on Saturday.
“Sadly, one person died at the scene,” police said in a statement. “One other person was transported to hospital in a critical condition.”
The Serious Crash Unit completed a scene examination, and the road was now clear.
One helicopter and three ambulances were called to the scene, St John said.
The injured person was airlifted to Whangārei Hospital in a serious condition, confirmed the ambulance service.