Man dead, woman hurt in two-car crash

A 45-year-old man is dead and a 42-year-old woman has been taken to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries after a crash near Putaruru this morning.

Two vehicles flipped after crashing at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Jones Rd, at Lichfield, Waikato, about 7.15am.

The Fire Service had to cut the injured woman free from the wreckage.

Both she and the man who died were the drivers of their cars. There were no other occupants, police said.

- NZPA