State Highway 2 at Paengaroa has now been re-opened following the fatal crash earlier this morning.
A man died and three others were critically injured in a crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning.
A car and a milk truck collided near Paengaroa, at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Wilson Rd around 8am.
The car was turning right, out of Wilson Rd to travel south on SH2, and collided with the truck, which was travelling north, police said.