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One person is dead after a car collided head-on with a truck near Kihikihi in the Waikato.
The crash, just before 5.30 this morning, has closed State Highway Three south of Te Awamutu.
Police have put diversions in place.
Serious crash investigators said it appeared the man lost control of his car after overtaking another vehicle.
His car crossed the centre line and collided with a 10 tonne truck, said Waikato police spokesman Andrew McAlley.
- NZ HERALD STAFF
