Car driver dead after collision with logging truck

A driver died after a logging truck and a car collided near Wairakei, Taupo, today.

The crash on State Highway 5 killed the driver of the car.

Police said the ages, genders and number of people involved in the crash were not known at this stage.

Emergency services were at the scene attending to the injured and investigating the cause of the crash.

The road was closed with diversions in place.

- NZPA