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One person is dead and another two seriously injured after a fatal crash in western Bay of Plenty today.
The two-car crash happened at the intersection State Highway 2 and Kairua Rd at Papamoa, 19km southeast of Tauranga.
One of the seriously injured people was trapped in a car and had to be cut free. Both were taken to Tauranga Hospital.
Fire Service staff were attempting to cut the fatally injured person from a car.
The intersection of SH2 and Kairua Rd was closed. Traffic was diverted at the Welcome Bay Rd-Kairua Rd intersection and at the SH2-Domain Rd intersection.
- NZPA