One person has died following a crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning.
Police say the person died in Ngongotaha following a single-vehicle crash where the deceased was the only occupant of the crashed vehicle. The driver died at the scene.
Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 5 shortly before 5.30am.
Diversions are in place while police investigate and they ask motorists to avoid the area where possible.
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