A driver has died after a crash on State Highway 2 at Pukehina, police say.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash, east of Rodgers Rd, just before 2pm yesterday.
The other driver was in hospital with serious injuries, police said in a statement this afternoon.
A witness said a car and truck were involved and the driver of the car had died.
A police spokesman told the Bay of Plenty Times the delay in releasing information was because the deceased’s family were being notified.