One person has died after a truck crash this morning. Photo / file
One person has died after a truck crash north of Urenui, Taranaki, bringing the road toll over the long weekend to six.
Police were called to the crash on State Highway 3, between Wharekauri Rd and Mangamaio Rd about 3.50am.
The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for some time.
Diversions are in place and police have advised motorists to avoid the area.
The crash brings the holiday weekend road toll to six.
Yesterday, a person died after a car smashed into a clothing shop in Papatoetoe.
The occupant died in the crash, shortly before 10am at Batra's Fashion Villa in Hunters Plaza on Great South Rd.
Later that day, a motorcycle pillion passenger died in a crash on Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Rd, about 10km north of Port Waikato.
On Sunday, a motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Waimate Highway.
The crash, involving a car and motorcycle, happened north of Waitaki Bridge around 11.50am.
On Sunday evening, a person was killed in a crash between a car and a van in West Melton, Canterbury.
On Friday night, a person died in a crash after fleeing police in Manurewa, South Auckland.
Shortly after 10pm police signalled a vehicle to stop on Hill Rd.
The driver failed to stop and drove off at speed.
Inspector Matthew Srhoj said police began to chase the car but immediately abandoned the pursuit because of the "manner of driving".
Shortly thereafter it was found crashed into a tree.
Last year there were two fatal crashes and 118 reported injury crashes.
These resulted in three deaths, 36 serious injuries and 122 minor injuries.
Of the crashes, 43 per cent involved single vehicles in which a driver lost control or ran off the road; 15 per cent were intersection collisions and 14 per cent were overtaking and or head-on collisions.
The most common driver factors contributing to crashes were losing control, alcohol, travelling too fast for the conditions, failing to give way and not seeing the other road user.
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