The life of a 24-year-old man was the latest lost on Northland's roads after the car he was driving collided with a truck in Dargaville early this morning.
The driver was alone in the car travelling west along Jervois St in Dargaville in a 70km/h zone when his vehicle collided with an earthworks truck carrying a digger next to the driveway of a local business around 5.45am.
The man, who hasn't been named, died at the scene.
St John paramedics treated another patient in a minor condition at the crash site.
Senior Constable Warren Bunn of the police Serious Crash Unit, said the inquiry into the cause of the crash was ongoing at edition time.
The Northland rescue helicopter responded to the call alongside an ambulance, two crews from the Dargaville Volunteer Fire Brigade and Fire and Emergency NZ support vehicle.