Three killed in crash near Helensville

Emergency services attend the scene of a serious crash between a car and a van on State Highway 16 today. Photo / Sarah Ivey

Two children and a woman have died and two other people are seriously injured after a crash near Auckland this afternoon.

Two cars collided about 3.40pm on SH16 about 8km south of Helensville.

Three people in one car died; the driver, a woman, an 11-year-old boy and a baby.

A six-year-old girl in the same car and a man in the other car were seriously injured.

Police said State Highway 16 has now reopened.