One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a head-on crash near Taupo this afternoon.
At about 3.50pm police believe a car veered into a path of an oncoming truck at the East Taupo Arterial section of State Highways 1 and 5.
It is not known how many people were in the car. The truck driver is uninjured and is speaking to police at the scene.
Contractors for the Transport Agency NZTA have closed the section of highway and traffic is being diverted through the Taupo township.
Police are advising drivers to expect a delay.
