A man is dead after a truck and car collided on State Highway 1, south of Whangārei this morning.
The 53-year-old man died in the car.
Inspector Wayne Ewers told the Northern Advocate it appears a northbound four-wheel-drive crossed the centre line and collided with a southbound New World truck and trailer unit.
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Ewers said it was not clear at this stage why the car crossed the road and the police serious crash unit would investigate.