One killed in Northland crash

One person is dead and three others injured in a single vehicle smash on State Highway 1 in Northland this morning.

Police and emergency services are still at the scene of the crash which has reduced the highway at Mata, 22km southeast of Whangarei, to a single lane.

Motorists are being urged to avoid the area while the Serious Crash Unit investigates the cause of the accident.

- NZPA