Two people have died in a crash on State Highway 2 at Nukuhou in the Whakatane district this morning.
It's believed the crash, involving two cars, may have been a head-on about 6.40am.
Senior Sergeant Danny Meade said officers were at the scene working out traffic diversions around the areaand little was known about what caused the collision.
He said ambulance were treating other passengers at the scene.
