Taihape man dies on way to hospital after fight overnight, police investigating

Police have a man in custody after another man died in a fight in Taihape overnight. Photo / File

A man has died en route to hospital after a fight in Taihape overnight.

Police were called to the incident on Thrush St in the central North Island town at 12.30am today.

When they arrived, they found a man was critically injured.

The 43-year-old Taihape resident died a short time later while being transported to a nearby airbase to be airlifted to hospital.

Police had taken a second man into custody who was assisting them with inquiries.