One dead in SH27 crash

5:17 PM Friday Aug 31, 2012

One person has been killed in a crash on State Highway 27 in Hauraki district.

Emergency services were at the scene of the crash involving a car and a truck at an intersection at Patetonga, police said.

One person died at the scene and others were being taken to hospital.

The road was closed and diversions were in place.

- APNZ