One dead after Gisborne crash

A person is dead after a fatal car accident in Gisborne this morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene, on Matawai Rd, north-west of the city at 6.52am.

A St John Ambulance spokesman said the sole occupant of the vehicle was dead when paramedics arrived.

Police serious crash investigators are looking into the crash.

- NZ HERALD STAFF