A man remains in a critical condition this morning following a fatal crash in Te Puke last night.
The driver of a people-mover vehicle died and a passenger was seriously injured after a car left the road and collided with a tree on Jellicoe St about 6pm on Sunday.
A police spokeswoman said the passenger remains in Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
Sergeant Rob Glencross said a "youngish" man was killed and his male front seat passenger, who was also trapped inside their vehicle for a time, was taken to hospital.