A man died after a car and truck collided on Plummers Point Rd, Whakamarama, yesterday evening.
A blue Subaru, carrying three people, was travelling towards State Highway 2 when it collided with a truck heading in the opposite direction about 5.15pm near Bruntwood Drive.
![Emergency services attended the scene of the crash.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UF3F5GY7TKGMPQB3MO76AMNRIM.jpg?auth=5cb05469d1491a6063066a6e8d663424779047072539966fcdcdd488e574747f&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The front-seat passenger died at the scene, while the injured driver and another passenger were taken to Tauranga Hospital.
Tauranga Hospital communications manager Diana Marriott said an 18-year-old male from Otumoetai had been admitted to the high dependency unit last night in a moderate condition.