Holiday road toll: 1 dead after crash in Manawatū
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Save A fatal crash in Manawatu overnight is the first road death during the holiday period. Photo / File
A motorist has died after crashing their car in Manawatū last night.
Police said the single-vehicle crash on Rongotea Rd, Rongotea was reported at 12.20am.
The driver, who was the only person in the car, was found dead at the scene.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under
way.
It is the first fatal crash during the official Christmas and New Year period, which runs from December 23 to January 4.