Source: New Zealand Police
Two people have died following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Horahora Road at Piarere this evening.
One other person has sustained critical injuries, and two other people have also been seriously injured.
The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are underway.
Significant diversions are in place, at the intersections with SH 29 and SH 27.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre.
