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Crash between car and truck on Pyes Pa Rd a fatal

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A truck and car have crashed on Pyes Pa Rd. Photo / Supplied

A truck and car have crashed on Pyes Pa Rd. Photo / Supplied

One person has died after a truck and a car crashed on Pyes Pa Rd.

State Highway 36 was closed between the Pyes Pa Rd/Takitimu Rd roundabout and Te Matai Rd after the crash, shortly before 9am.

UPDATE 12:05PM #SH36 remains CLOSED between the Pyes Pa Rd/Takitimu Dr roundabout and Te Matai Rd. Follow the detour and allow extra time. ^MFhttps://t.co/Re8T9DgDMu

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) November 3, 2020

A St John spokeswoman said a helicopter and an ambulance treated two people but police have since confirmed one person has died.

Another was taken to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.

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