Woman dead after car plunges into Taranaki stream

A woman is dead after a car ran off the road and finished upside down in a stream in Taranaki early today.

Her body was recovered when police pulled the car out of the Makara Stream in the Inglewood area just after 1.30am

Police said that it was believed that the car went through a roadside barrier and down a five-metre bank.

Inquiries were continuing to establish the exact cause of the accident.

The dead woman was expected to be named later today.

Police said they would like to hear from anyone in the area at the time.

- NZPA