A woman is dead and another seriously injured after a four-vehicle collision in Taranaki this morning.
Emergency services were called after two northbound vehicles and two southbound vehicles collided on State Highway 45 in Okaiawa about 10.30am, police said.
A female passenger in one of the southbound vehicles died at the scene, while the female driver was airlifted by rescue helicopter to hospital in a serious condition.
The male driver and female passenger in the second southbound vehicle were assessed by ambulance staff at the scene, and the passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The female driver of the first northbound was also airlifted to hospital with minor injuries.
