A person has been killed in a car accident in the Waikato tonight.
Emergency crews were called to the accident on State Highway 1 in Piarere shortly before 8.30pm.
The vehicle involved has lost control and rolled near Tirau Road, before coming to rest upside down in a drain, police said.
One person died at the scene, while a second person remains trapped inside.
Members of the Fire Service are currently working to free them.