Young woman dies in crash near Taupo

A 16-year-old Taupo woman died when her car rolled down a bank near Taupo last night but she was not found until this morning.

Emergency services were called to the accident at 8.20am today after a truck driver spotted the car down a grass bank, virtually hidden from view, Sergeant James McGrogan of Taupo said today.

The woman was trapped in the vehicle in the crash at Poihipi Rd, Nukuhau, about 1km northwest of Taupo, at about 10pm yesterday, and had to be removed by the Fire Service this morning.

The woman's name will not be released until her family have been advised.

- NZPA