One person is dead after a car and truck collided near the Hauraki Plains town of Waitakaruru in Waikato this morning.
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Emergency services are still at the scene after the crash which occurred just after 4am at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Steen Rd.
Police northern communications shift manager Ben Offner said the driver of the car was killed in the accident, and the truck driver is unhurt, but shaken.
There were no other occupants in the car.
The Serious Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the crash and the road is closed with detours in place.
Police said the road is likely to be shut until at least 9am.
