Paparoa crash: SH12 reopens following fatal collision

A person is dead after two vehicles crashed in Kaipara earlier this afternoon.

Police were called to the crash on State Highway 12 in Paparoa shortly before 2pm.

A spokesperson confirmed the person died at the scene, and a second person was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

SH12 has reopened after it was closed for roughly three hours and diversions put in place along Franklin and Stirling roads.

The Serious Crash Unit was investigating.