Four people have died in a horror crash in a remote forestry block in the Bay of Plenty this morning.
The crash happened at the intersection of Bonisch Rd and Parapara Rd in the Kaingaroa Forest.
A fifth person is believed to have survived the initial crash with critical injuries and was trapped in a vehicle.
The area is remote and isolated but security staff were stopping access to the forestry roads. A reporter at the scene said this was the only human interaction she had seen.