Two motorcyclist fatalities in Beachlands and Pukekawa

Two people have died in different motorcycle crashes in the North Island this afternoon.

Police confirmed a motorcyclist died following a single-vehicle crash on Pukekawa Churchill Road today.

Police were called at around 2.25pm after the motorcyclist crashed, but the motorcyclist died at the scene.

Police later confirmed another motorcyclist had died following a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Beachlands Road and Whitford Maraetai Road, Beachlands.

Police were called at around 4.40pm after a motorcyclist crashed into a power pole. The motorcyclist died at the scene.

The road is expected to be closed for several hours while emergency services work at the scene.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use an alternate route.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are underway.