Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash on State Highway 2 near Taneatua. Photo / Supplied via Rotorua Daily Post
One person has died in a collision between a car and a truck in the Waimana Gorge in the Bay of Plenty.
Fire Service spokesman Scott Osmond said firefighters were called to the scene at 2.14pm.
The incident occurred on State Highway 2 in the gorge, between Whakatane and Opotiki, about 1.5km south of Stanley Rd.
The car driver was believed to have died in the crash, Mr Osmond said.
"All I know is that it's a truck versus a car, and I believe the car occupant is deceased," he said.
Firefighters had not advised that any passengers needed to be cut free from vehicles as a result of the crash.
The NZ Transport Agency has advised motorists SH2 near Fraser Rd is expected to stay closed for a number of hours because of the crash.
Drivers are being diverted via Whakatane to Opotiki and other parts of SH2 are also closed in the Gisborne region due to flooding in Matawai.
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