Source: New Zealand Police
One person has died and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Paparoa, Kaipara District.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Paparoa Valley Road and Franklin Road about 12:35am today, when a vehicle had gone down a bank into a stream.
Despite CPR by a member of the public before emergency services arrived, one of the car’s occupants sadly died at the scene. The other was taken to hospital in moderate condition.
The scene was cleared around 6:30am. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre
