A 37-year-old man died after a car he was a passenger in lost control and ended up in a ditch in the Far North.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Kaimaumau Rd in Waiharara on Thursday at 3.55pm.
Northland serious crash investigator Warren Bunn said, on arrival, police found four other men in the vehicle who were immediately transported to a hospital with serious to moderate injuries, while one of their companions was declared dead at the scene.
Bunn said the five people worked at a local avocado farm and were returning home when the crash occurred.
“They were heading west towards State Highway 1 and while entering a right-hand bend they lost control and crashed into a ditch.”