A person has been killed after being crushed between a container and a truck at Mount Maunganui.
Bay of Plenty police Senior Sergeant Graham Perks said police and Worksafe New Zealand were at the Totara St site.
''It is being investigated as a work-related incident,'' Mr Perks said.
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St John ambulance paramedics have confirmed a person has died as the result of an accident in the industrial area of Mount Maunganui.