A woman has died in a head-on crash in heavy rain near Whangarei this afternoon.
Two vehicles collided on State Highway 14 near the intersection with Kara Rd about 4.40pm.
A police spokesman said a woman driving towards the city died at the scene.
The female driver of the other vehicle, which was heading to Dargaville, was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a serious condition.
The crash followed a head-on collision on State Highway 10, just south of Kaeo, about 12.30pm in which four persons were seriously injured.
