One person is dead after a logging truck collided with a car north of Gisborne this morning.
Emergency services were called at 7.50am when the serious crash occurred on the corner of State Highway 35 and Sirrah St.
The driver of the car died at the scene while their front seat passenger was taken to Gisborne Hospital by St John ambulance as a precaution after suffering moderate injuries, police said.
No information was immediately available on the victims' ages or genders.