A second person has died after a crash on State Highway 36 yesterday.
Rotorua police have confirmed a 67-year-old man died in Waikato Hospital last night. He had been transferred by Waikato Rescue Helicopter earlier in the evening with multiple serious injuries.
Two children were discharged from hospital last night and two others - a couple from Tauranga - were in a stable condition at Rotorua Hospital.
A serious crash investigation is under way into the cause.
A van and stationwagon crashed head-on along State Highway 36 (Hamurana Rd) between Leonard and Oturoa Rds about 1.40pm yesterday. The road was closed for several hours as emergency services attended the scene.