One dead after car flips in Whangarei

One person is dead and another is injured after a car flipped in Tikipunga, Whangarei.

Police were called to the crash, involving three people, on Puna Rere Drive at 8:50pm

Pune Rere drive will be closed for several hours, a police spokesperson said, and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

Diversions will be in place at Te Hononga St and Denby Cres.

The serious crash unit is in attendance.

The crash brings the holiday road toll to four and is the second fatal crash in Whangarei in three days.

At 10.10pm on Christmas Eve,a person died after being ejected from a car in a crash on Kotara Rise.

Three other people in the car suffered minor injuries.

The provisional number of road deaths for 2022 stands at 366, the worst since 2018.