A person has died after the car they were travelling in reportedly rolled on Kaimaumau Rd, Waiharara, at about 4pm today. The road is in a remote area, roughly 30km north of Kaitāia.
Four other people in the vehicle were injured. Three were transported to hospital with serious to moderate injuries, police said.
The Kaitāia and Houhora fire brigades responded alongside police and Hato Hone St John which sent four ambulances to the scene.
Chamberlain said they were continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash.
The two deaths have taken Northland’s road toll to nine for the year and the Waiharara fatality is the third to occur on the region’s roads in the past four days.
Serious crash unit analyst Jeff Cramp said the driver died at the scene from critical injuries received when the truck crashed head-on into trees.
Police were still investigating but understood the truck had crossed the centre line and road before crashing into the bank. The cab was completely destroyed.