Police pictured at the scene of a serious crash between a car and a truck that happened earlier today on State Highway 30 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Photo / Alan Gibson
Police pictured at the scene of a serious crash between a car and a truck that happened earlier today on State Highway 30 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Photo / Alan Gibson
One person has been killed in a crash on State Highway 30 this morning, the second fatal in the Eastern Bay in just over 12 hours.
Police have confirmed that one person, believed to be a woman, was killed in a collision between a truck and a car.
The crashhappened near to the Kawerau Road turnoff.
Whakatane police road policing manager Sergeant Ray Wylie said one person had died.
Another person at the scene said it appeared a sedan car had collided with a truck and trailer unit.
The car was a mangled wreck, they said, with debris strewn across two lanes while the truck had left the road and stopped some 20 metres away from the car.
Firefighters worked for some time attempting to free the deceased before she was taken to a nearby hearse.
Diversions remain in place and are expected to be there for some time.
